The Democratic-controlled House voted 88-49 largely along party lines Tuesday to approved the legislation.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Man convicted of murder that went unsolved for 32 years goes to court for third appeal
Jay Mercier is appealing his conviction for the murder of Rita St. Peter on July 5, 1980, in Anson.
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Posted inLocal & State
Skowhegan’s Run of River project gets anonymous $31,000 grant
Whitewater park will feature a rapids course through the Kennebec River Gorge in downtown Skowhegan and an expanded trail system.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Cannabis Report
Donny Christen returns to Skowhegan courthouse for marijuana legalization, where it all began in 1991
Christen, of Starks, said the reason for the protest was to ‘free the people’ from the new ‘Reefer Madness,’ referring to the 1936 cult film about the horrors of marijuana use.
Posted inAnimals, Local & State, News
Bubba the cat rescued after surviving 36 hours, 2 snowstorms in tall tree in Skowhegan
The 11-month-old cat climbed up a 30-foot-tall cedar tree Monday and wouldn’t come down, despite the urgings of his owner, Christine Conte.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Before Indians mascot vote, Skowhegan board was bombarded with opinions
More than 250 pages of public records shed light on the tumultuous weeks leading to the decision to drop the name.
Posted inLocal & State
Fire rips through Skowhegan apartment building, sending tenants scrambling to rescue pets
Tenants were distraught as they fled the three-story, 11-unit apartment building at 378 Water St., with some reporting they had lost everything in the blaze.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics, Schools and Education
Voices supporting bill to ban Native American nicknames, mascots outnumber opponents at hearing
Members of the public, including advocates for keeping the Skowhegan Indian nickname, pack the hearing to offer their views on the emotional issue.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Bill would ban use of Indian mascots in Maine public schools
Lawmakers will take public testimony Monday, less than a week after Skowhegan residents called on their school board to restore ‘Indians’ as the school mascot.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Skowhegan should listen to the real Indians
The town’s bellowing die-hards aren’t ‘mighty’ – they’re just clueless.