The ceremony for the $1.6 million project was attended by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, who called the ground-breaking ‘the most unusual one I’ve ever been to.’
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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Somerset County grand jury indicts North Anson man on child sex crimes
Phillip Dickey, 73, is among 22 people indicted by a Somerset County grand jury.
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Former Hartland tannery worker to serve three months in jail
Jose Cruz pleaded guilty to stealing $350,000 in tannery equipment with a fellow tannery employee earlier this year.
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Gifford’s Famous Ice Cream in Skowhegan plans $1.6 million project
Plans call for an addition to its factory, adding staff, doubling its ice cream production and pushing into other markets in the Northeast.
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North Anson man in critical condition at hospital after chase
‘Numerous’ criminal charges are pending against Robert ‘Bobby’ Tucker, a ‘person of interest’ in area burglaries, after a chase that ended in a crash Monday.
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North Anson man leads police on wild chase to end day-long saga
Bobby Tucker, 45, was injured after his car skidded off Huff Road and crashed into trees in a series of events that began with a Troy burglary probe.
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Detroit man pleads guilty to drug distribution
Raymond K. Ferris, 59, arrested in an April sweep, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute.
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Skowhegan man sought for Water Street fire
A warrant has been issued for Peter E. Gray, suspected of setting the fire that destroyed his apartment last week; a 14-year-old boy was charged in an unrelated arson.
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Skowhegan kids, artist get giant pumpkin ready for Halloween
A 400-pound pumpkin that took all day to carve will be displayed at the North Elementary School Harvest Homecoming.
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Madison woman injured after truck strikes her car
The intersection of White School House Road and Ward Hill Road is frequently an accident site, police said.