The selectmen decided the town already had contributed enough to the effort to pass a bill designed to lessen the effect of paper mills’ reduced property valuation on school districts’ state funding.
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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Skowhegan police chief resigns
Ted Blais cited personal and family issues in submitting his resignation, which took effect Monday.
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Newport man charged in assault at home, other offenses
Police said Michael Chapman, 40, of Newport, fled from police officers but was captured after injuring himself.
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Wabanaki representatives plan rally at Skowhegan’s Moonlight Madness
Members of Maine’s four tribes say they will attend the river festival to support area residents who favor elimination of the ‘Indians’ mascot at Skowhegan Area High School.
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Moscow man arrested on four burglary counts
Joshua Coldwell was initially a suspect in an illegal marijuana growing operation, but is now charged with burglaries at Upper Kennebec Valley High School and Williams Store, both in Bingham.
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New Bernard Langlais sculptures on display in Skowhegan
The new art pieces put the town squarely on the map of the Langlais Art Trail, project organizers say.
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Waldo County Domestic Community Response Team gets donation for monitoring program
A fundraising group has raised money for the program in the name of Amy, Coty and Monica Lake, who were murdered in Dexter by Steven Lake.
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Rare calico lobster surprises Skowhegan market
The lobster, colored mottled orange, yellow and black, was caught off the coast near Friendship and will be on display at the 201 Market on Madison Avenue in Skowhegan until it’s donated.
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Skowhegan Fire Department gets grant, safety award
Fire Chief Shawn Howard said the nearly $900,000 grant, which will allow the department to buy a combination pumper-ladder truck, and the state safety award are ‘amazing boosts’ for the department.
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Clinton man rescued from Lake George in Canaan
Park director Jeff McCabe and ranger Derek Ellis pulled Llewellyn Ryder from the water after they heard him calling for help.