About 60 students from the Jobs for Maine Graduates program shop at Skowhegan’s Walmart to buy presents for area children who otherwise might not have a merry Christmas.
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Fire destroys house on Pease Hill Road in Anson
A smoke detector alerted homeowner Tracy Medling to the early morning fire, and he and his dog jumped out of a window to escape, the fire chief said.
Carrabec Community School first-quarter honor roll
CCS serves the communities of Anson, North Anson, Embden, Solon and New Portland.
Carrabec High School honor roll
Students recognized for academic achievement for the first quarter.
Car hits loaded log truck in Norridgewock, resulting in five-vehicle crash
Shaughn Cargill, of South China, crossed the centerline on Madison Road around 6:58 a.m. Wednesday, initiating the incident, in which two people suffered minor injuries.
Fire marshal’s investigators called to North Anson to determine home fire’s cause
The American Red Cross is working with a mother and her adult son, who lived in the dwelling at 12 Madison St.
Poliquin sends letter to constituents implying shuttered Madison mill remains open
The letter, sent in late September, frames a 2015 federal ruling as a recent victory key to preserving jobs at the now-closed paper mill in Somerset County; a Poliquin spokesman said the mailing was sent ‘in error.’
Thomas H. Skolfield
Republican candidate for House District 112.
North Anson Masons to celebrate 200 years with gathering
The lodge’s original 1818 charter was signed by Paul Revere and has survived two fires, the last in 2009 that swept through the town’s downtown.