The incident started around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, when a Skowhegan police officer was checking a residence for a 21-year-old facing several charges.
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Skowhegan 7-year-old severely injured when large boulder crushes his arm
The boy was rushed to Redington-Fairview General Hospital and then by LifeFlight to a Portland hospital, according to Skowhegan police Chief David Bucknam.
At least 2 people, dog rescued after breaking through ice in Fairfield
The rescue took place on a small pond off Middle Road in Fairfield around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday where a dog is believed to have suffered life-threatening injuries.
Skowhegan Fire Department moves out of station it has called home for 120 years
After more than a century at the town’s Island Avenue fire station, the department officially moved Wednesday to its new home at the town’s public safety building.
Heat gun that was left on cited as source of fire at Gifford’s ice cream in Skowhegan
The heat gun was left atop a pallet of combustible materials inside a walk-in freezer, leading to the fire Thursday that damaged offices and a production area at Gifford’s Famous Ice Cream, according to Skowhegan fire Chief Ronnie Rodriguez.