Meanwhile, officials said talks are underway about repurposing the company’s former factory in Norridgewock.
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Skowhegan-area school board to consider compliance with Trump order
After a board member tried to force a vote Thursday about whether the board would explicitly follow the Trump administration’s orders, the board chair said the matter would have to be taken up at the next meeting.
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Norridgewock murder suspect shot girlfriend’s son, police say
Daniel V. Markey, 59, of Norridgewock is charged with killing 39-year-old Christopher Nickerson.
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Man charged with murder after Norridgewock incident
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office responded to 40 Walnut Drive just before midnight Friday for a reported assault.
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Cornville man, formerly banned, now on Skowhegan-area school board
Wayne Wofford, 47, an outspoken critic of rules about masking at schools during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been appointed to fill the seat held previously by Julian Payne on the Maine School Administrative District 54 board of directors.
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Norridgewock home where 46 shih tzus were seized had prior complaints, affidavit shows
An Oct. 24 search of the property revealed 48 dogs, including 46 that were white or tan shih tzus, and five cats, all of which were seized by the state, according to Maine’s animal seizure identification log.
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Update: State investigates inhumane conditions after 50 dogs seized from Norridgewock home
It is unclear when the animals were taken from the home at 42 Madison Road. Shelters are now preparing the dogs for adoption.
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Norridgewock woman searches for ‘guardian angel’ who pulled her husband from wreck
Jessy Forney veered off the road and hit a tree that crushed half of his SUV. He suffered serious injuries in the crash but is expected to make a full recovery after being pulled from the wreck by an anonymous good Samaritan.
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Feds successful in taking Cornville home investigated for illegal marijuana grow
A home in Corinna that housed another suspected illegal growing operation was also ordered by a judge to be taken by federal authorities earlier this month.
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‘All emergencies are local until they’re not’: How one Maine town is prepping for its next disaster
Like much of inland Maine, Norridgewock was isolated when rivers surged late last December. Town officials don’t want to be in that position again.