The afternoon festivities included a home and business decorating contest sponsored by Skowhegan Savings Bank, as well as a lighted tractor parade.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Restoration of Starling Hall in Fayette has come a long way, but has much farther to go
Starling Hall was built in 1879 and is the state’s first Grange Hall. Efforts to revive the building have been limited by funding, and the group seeks $600,000 to finish the job.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Hospital staffs scramble to keep up as COVID-19 cases in Maine hit record levels
The state set another record Friday with 2,148 new cases, along with eight additional deaths, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Augusta, Waterville groups look to join forces to provide shelter for homeless people this winter
With an arrangement with a Waterville hotel set to expire before winter’s end, officials are considering seeking a regional approach to house people who are homeless in an Augusta hotel.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville native takes his place in the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame
Stephen Clark spent nearly 70 years involved in some capacity on improving or promoting the Appalachian Trail. He’s the third Mainer to be inducted into the hall.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Pool testing at Chelsea school helps keep students in school during surge of COVID-19 cases
Without pool testing, news of the eight cases in the past week would have resulted in 72 individuals of both students and staff members in quarantine. With pool testing, only five students needed to quarantine.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’ to feature a Richmond family’s Santa clip Sunday
Bob White forgot all about the video he submitted a year ago, until he received a text this week with the good news that the clip of him personating a Santa Claus statue would air on the show.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns
Amy Calder: A challenging trek into the woods yields the most exquisite tree in the world
Choosing a perfect Christmas tree in the woods of Skowhegan amid deep snow and bitter cold took a lot of effort and ingenuity, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan officials looking for ways to lower construction costs for new public safety building
The problem facing the town is that voters earlier approved about $9 million for the project but bids on the work far exceeded that amount.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
As new basketball season begins, high schools prepare to work around patchwork of pandemic masking rules
Not all schools will require coverings for players during games and practices, setting up a unique dynamic this winter.