Big bucks taken this year may be trigger that makes area a four-season destination in northern Somerset County.
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.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Officials wait on tables in Farmington for charity during Small Business Saturday
Support for local businesses also was the theme of the day Saturday in downtown Waterville.
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Skowhegan unveils Passport to Savings for Small Business Saturday
Businesses in town and in Madison will take part, and the shopper who has visited the most stores wins a chance at a $100 gift card.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Skowhegan selectmen OK $6,500 in loans for recent high school graduates
The town makes interest-free loans from the John and Florence Educational Loan Fund to college-bound students.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Amy Drake investigation still active nine years after her body was found in Norridgewock
The Skowhegan 18-year-old was found by hunters two months after she was last seen, and investigators say recent leads have spurred ‘some activity’ on the case.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Fairfield man charged with five domestic assault felonies
Justin Lancaster, 36, is charged with three counts of domestic violence assault and two of aggravated assault related to an alleged three-day attack.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Skowhegan Farmers Market moves indoors for the winter
The Masonic Hall on Water Street offers shelter from the cold — and fresh veggies — for the upcoming winter season.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Waldo County man rings the wrong number in an attempted drug buy
Investigator with the Maine attorney general’s office answers the call and plays along, resulting in an arrest.
Posted inMaine, News
Fairfield-area Interstate 95 pot holes slow traffic, damage tires
Maine State Police hold rolling roadblocks as multiple cars report damage in the area of the paving project.
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Family Violence Project gets a boost from Skowhegan restaurant
Ken’s Family Restaurant raised $5,000 to help combat domestic violence.