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PublishedMarch 12, 2021
Proponents of climate change carbon resolution voice message at town meetings, other venues
Representatives of the Citizens' Climate Lobby are promoting at town meetings and municipal meetings a resolution to be sent to state and federal officeholders to support a fee on fossil fuel sales that once collected would be distributed to residents as a dividend.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2021
Fishing derby in Canaan kicks off weeklong Somerset SnowFest
SnowFest includes a series of activities, including the only equestrian skijoring race in the Northeast which involves a horse and rider pulling a snowboarder or an Alpine skier down a 1,000-foot track of gates and jumps.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2020
56 students, staff members quarantining after probable positive case of COVID-19 at Canaan Elementary School
Under the direction of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention, the two classrooms will be quarantined, with 47 students and nine staff members sent home.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2020
After years of contention, Skowhegan-area schools have a new mascot: the River Hawks
Fifteen out of the 20 members present for a district school board meeting Thursday night voted for the River Hawks, after also considering Phoenix and "Skowhegan."
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PublishedOctober 8, 2020
Charter school in Cornville, Skowhegan sees outbreak of COVID-19 cases
Community Regional Charter School executive director Travis Works confirmed that the charter school has 13 cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2020
Skowhegan-area schools close after student tests positive for COVID-19
MSAD 54 superintendent said on Wednesday that the district is closing schools for the remainder of the week after members of the school community may have come in contact with people who have tested positive for COVID-19.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2020
Student feedback takes center stage amid Skowhegan schools nickname deliberations
The final vote on the Skowhegan-area school district's mascot will be voted on by the 23-person board of directors will be decided at the Oct. 8 meeting.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2020
Skowhegan-area schools’ nickname selection down to 3 finalists
The final vote on the school district's new mascot will be at the Oct. 8 board of directors meeting.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2020
Mascot nickname list narrows as Skowhegan-area school district OKs modified fall sports plan
The district's soft start plan ends Friday and kindergarten through sixth grade start in-person classes five days a week on Monday, which has some teachers apprehensive about teaching and controlling the increased number under COVID-19 restrictions.
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PublishedJune 6, 2020
Canaan family feels children with special needs deemed ‘nonessential’ during pandemic
The Capraro family has struggled as schools closed, leaving two of their sons with autism struggling without necessary services and have been set back in their progress as a result.