Joe Almand News Today

One moment, he was there. The next moment, he was gone.

Skowhegan Area High School student wins Wesserunset Arts Council Youth Scholarship.

Joe Almand was a Skowhegan firefighter when he suffered extensive injuries last year in a fall along the Kennebec River Gorge, but he recovered and set a new path for himself that's led to the opening of Joe's Flat Iron Cafe downtown.

Joe Almand was a Skowhegan firefighter when he suffered extensive injuries last year in a fall along the Kennebec River Gorge, but he recovered and set a new path for himself that's led to the opening of Joe's Flat Iron Cafe downtown.

As the town positions itself to become a regional food destination amid revitalization efforts, local entrepreneurs are coming into the community to make it happen.

As the town positions itself to become a regional food destination amid revitalization efforts, local entrepreneurs are coming into the community to make it happen.

Matt Quinn, 43, of Cornville competed Saturday against a handful of other entrepreneurs at the Skowhegan Center for Entrepreneurship, in a bid to win money to start a new business or expand an existing one.

Nixon High School senior, Natalia Ramirez’s hard work and perseverance paid off when...