The overall budget is reduced thanks to added state funding and emergency legislations because of the drop in taxes from the Sappi paper mill.
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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Fairfield police get warrant for Waterville man, teen in Circle K robbery
Warrants were issued Wednesday for Melvin Hubbard, 21, and a 15-year-old boy in connection with a robbery last week of the Circle K store on Center Road.
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Fairfield budget hike at 1.38 percent following Town Meeting
The $5.55 million budget reflects a compromise between the Town Council and Budget Committee recommendations for the coming year.
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Fairfield voters opt to maintain membership in KVCOG
Insurance line that did not cover former firefighter sparked debate with police having to remove a person from the assembly.
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Longtime Skowhegan Area Chamber of Commerce director to step down May 27
Cory King will become director of the Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber in Brunswick after 10 years in Skowhegan.
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Deadly 2014 Portland fire prompts Skowhegan life-safety inspections
The inspections, which eventually will include all of the town’s apartment buildings, will be bolstered by a May 18 forum for landlords, property managers and tenants.
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Former Somerset County DA clerk pleads guilty to embezzling more than $90,000
Julie Smith, who diverted supervision and restitution fees, faces 18 months in prison and full restitution after her plea Friday in Somerset County Superior Court.
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Circle K convenience store in Fairfield robbed
Police said a weapon that was not a firearm was used in the early Friday morning holdup at the Center Road store.
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Fairfield voters to be asked to drop funding for KVCOG
Residents will also consider the first payment of $82,000 on a $900,000 bond for town roads at Monday’s Town Meeting.
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Skowhegan property revaluation goes door to door
Officials hope to even the playing field on property assessments for all homes and businesses with data collection over the next 10 months.