Ben Pinette

Showcasing what happened in the Skowhegan-area on this date for the week of May 27-June 3. Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.

Welcome!

May 28, 1988: Chelsea woman reunites with long-lost brother whom she thought was deceased 48 years ago, lobsterman in Maine are safe if Bush gets elected this year, and that sweet voice?

May 27, 2005: Numbers support consolidation of Waterville & Winslow high schools says consultant, T-Mobile to receive award for job creation locally, and Kennebec Festival to feature food and music at Fort Halifax in Winslow

J.P. Devine Podcast: What’s a best boy? It’s not what you think.

May 26, 1992: Statler Tissue Company in Augusta recognized for cleaning up its act, AIDS activists march near George Bush’s home in Kennebunkport, and ‘super food’ rules are coming soon

May 25, 1984: Read all about how a twister hit Jackman this week, and western Maine students at UMaine Farmington forge the ‘perfect’ president

May 24, 2000: Two-day missing sailboat turns up off coast of Wiscasset with two men onboard unharmed, Gardiner Water District settles lawsuit out-of-court, and Augusta capital plan for next generation up for review

May 23, 1988: Only 4 school districts out of 150 in Maine have women as top administrators, this Oxford county town and trash hauler are in a dispute, and the Associated Press Broadcasting Association awards contest was held this past weekend

The Way It Was in Skowhegan: Week of May 27-June 3

May 22, 2002: 12-year Augusta special education director wins special honor, Litchfield & Sabbatus areas on high alert for West Nile virus, and fewer and fewer Mainers are identifying as French-Canadian.

May 21, 1990: Mayor of Soviet Union & delegation will be visiting Waterville in June for a week, 10 injured in car collision on Route 2 in Caanan, and a Kingfield museum acquires a major selection of photographs