A decision on a dispute about how money received for housing federal inmates was used cost the county more than $500,000, which the court ruled it is not owed and won’t get back.
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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Fun and Business Fair in Skowhegan on Saturday offers cabin fever reliever
Now in its 39th year, the FAB Fair will showcase area businesses, crafters, organizations and nonprofits at Skowhegan Area High School
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Kennebec Valley Inn draws on past for new future in Skowhegan
Mike and Annette Kresge, who met at the inn’s bar in the 1980s, plan to reopen the downtown building in April as a country and western-themed lounge and restaurant.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Cote sentenced to 45 years for Ricky Cole murder
Jason Cote, of Palmyra, said he was sorry for killing Cole, of Detroit, and he referred to the unrelated case of missing Waterville toddler Ayla Reynolds on Friday in Somerset County Superior Court.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Jason Cote’s sentencing on murder conviction due Friday
Cote faces 28 years to life in prison for beating Ricky Cole, of Detroit, to death in 2013.
Posted inMaine, News
Skowhegan community radio seeks community help
Hooskow Radio, 98.1 FM WXNZ, a Wesserunsett Arts Council project that will move into the former Somerset County Jail, is holding an open mic fundraiser to help pay required licensing fees.
Posted inMaine, News
Skowhegan to vote on whether to make elective offices appointive
Selectmen voted 5-0 to put the proposal, which residents have rejected before, on the November election ballot.
Posted inMaine, News
Oakland fire victim says husband, brother saved family of four
Melissa Pike’s brother and her special-needs son remained in a Portland hospital Tuesday with second-degree burns after the fire Saturday on Webb Road.
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Woman’s all natural dog treat business wins Skowhegan Entrepreneur Challenge
Amanda Clark, 21, owner of The Maine Barkery, to receive $20,000 in cash and business incentives sponsored by Main Street Skowhegan and Skowhegan Savings Bank.
Posted inMaine, News
Skowhegan selectmen to act on proposal to change how town jobs are filled
The question of changing the positions of town clerk, town treasurer and road commissioner from being elective posts to appointive ones was raised at a January meeting of the Board of Selectmen.