Instead of trick-or-treating, kids participate in a hike and scavenger hunt on the Pinnacle Trail.
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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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Investigators: COVID-19 cleaning product made some employees ill at New Balance factory in Skowhegan
Employees in Skowhegan return to work Thursday as company officials say the cleaning product has been removed from all New Balance factories.
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Officials: 5 hospitalized after report of chemical exposure at New Balance factory in Skowhegan
Authorities were still trying to determine Thursday afternoon what chemical caused breathing difficulty and eye irritation for 25-30 employees inside the New Balance factory.
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COVID-19 outbreak in Cornville, Skowhegan charter school reaches 20 cases
There have been 20 cases within the charter school and all afflicted have recovered, though some remain in quarantine due to their contact with positive cases.
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Cases of COVID-19 at Skowhegan, Cornville charter school up to 19
Executive director Travis Works said that 11 of the cases are among adults, including himself, and 8 are among students.
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Maine Grains takes innovative leap to expand in downtown Skowhegan
The goal is to provide housing, a space for the farmers market in the winter and to invite entrepreneurs to try out their businesses in a new building adjacent to the gristmill.
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More cases of COVID-19 within Skowhegan, Cornville charter school
Executive director Travis Works said Monday that there are now 16 cases within Community Regional Charter School.
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Maine Grains finds ways to thrive, even during pandemic
Housed at the former Somerset County Jail at 42 Court St., the venture has hired its first full-time, in-house baker, allowing The Miller’s Table at Maine Grains to expand its cafe offerings.
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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.”