The board hopes the informal discussion over coffee, which they plan to hold monthly, will give the public more of a voice in local government.
Doug Harlow
Doug Harlow is a veteran Morning Sentinel reporter now covering Skowhegan municipal government and police, court activity and general news from around Somerset County. In his spare time he raises chickens for eggs, cayenne peppers, fingerling potatoes, garlic and other organic vegetables with his wife, Mary Lou, who also maintains lovely flower gardens. Their little farm also produces maple syrup and heritage apples. Doug and Mary Lou moved to Maine in 1987 Doug, a Stone Soup Society poet and cab driver in Boston in the 1970s, was hired as a contracted correspondent for the Sentinel in January, 1988. His interests include baseball, especially the Boston Red Sox, and feeding the wild birds that visit them in the winter.
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Young Palmyra couple beating the odds on full-time farming
Jarret Haiss and Johanna Burdet quit their jobs and started full-time on the land this year, and it’s paying dividends, part of a trend towards young sustainable farmers.
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Moonlight Madness in Skowhegan features wild bed races, live music, big crowds
The annual event is part of River Fest, a showcase for the proposed Run of River white-water park in Skowhegan.
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Sappi North America investing $25 million in Skowhegan wood yard
The money will pay for upgrading equipment, bring 50 to 100 temporary construction jobs and signal the company’s commitment to the area in the face of a troubled forest products industry, officials say.
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Feds, gun trade association offering reward for information on burglary, gun theft in Newport
The Money Shop was broken into July 1, and 22 firearms were stolen.
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Skowhegan woman charged with child sex abuse released Wednesday on unsecured bail
Jessica Lynn Wells is charged with gross sexual assault and sexual abuse of a minor in Skowhegan July 13.
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Skowhegan woman facing felony child sexual assault charges
Jessica Lynn Wells, 29, is charged with gross sexual assault on a 14-year-old boy and with sexual abuse of a minor involving the same victim.
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Cornville man convicted of terrorizing still in jail as place for him to live sought
A hearing was postponed for James Mayo, 45, who is being held without bail in Somerset County Jail after his release from Riverview Psychiatric Center last month because he has no place to live.
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This week’s Skowhegan River Fest brings food, music and attention to the ongoing Run of the River park plan
Events will begin Tuesday and include bed races, fireworks and free Kennebec Gorge raft rides in an attempt to keep a planned $4.3 million white-water river park in the public eye.
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Skowhegan’s first-ever Craft Brew Festival next month gets $5,000 marketing boost
The grant is one of seven the Maine Office of Tourism awarded to promote events across the state.