Letters, social media and a Human Rights Commission complaint are the latest fronts in the battle over the school’s sports nickname.
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 Jail trash-pickup effort gets more than bargained for
Jail inmates were going to spend a day helping clean up garbage along the route to Waste Management in Norridgewock, but there was so much they only made it 3 miles.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Somerset County Long Arm program results in arrests
Operation that involves several law enforcement agencies nets arrests in Pittsfield, Skowhegan, Fairfield, Cornville, Madison and Hartland.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Norridgewock man indicted after allegedly terrorizing neighbors
William Longley is charged with five offenses, three involving a dangerous weapon, after he allegedly threatened to kill his Old County Road neighbors and fired a gun at them.
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German Electrophonic Orchestra makes world tour stop in Moscow, Maine
The three-man ensemble started its tour in Moscow, Russia, and came to Maine on the way to Montreal to see another Moscow.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
New Balance has reservations but still hopes trade pact will protect jobs
The Senate’s fast-track approval Wednesday will make it easier for the president to push through the Trans-Pacific Trade Pact, which could affect 900 Maine jobs at the shoe factory.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Bill to modify Skowhegan, Madison valuations clears legislative hurdle
While the Maine Senate has passed the bill, Rep. Jeff McCabe and Sen. Rod Whittemore expect Gov. Paul LePage to veto it.
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Skowhegan Board of Selectmen welcomes new member, names officers
The arrival of a Soren Siren boosts the board’s membership to five for the first time since January.
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Canaan woman dies as a result of car crash injuries
Debby Beckwith-Noonan, 59, died Sunday after being in rehabilitation and ready to go home, a friend said Tuesday.
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Waterville’s well known — some say notorious — Bob-In bar is changing hands
Gubby Karter, who turned 70 last week, has agreed to sell the venerable tavern to his brother Fred, and the new place will be called Temple Street Tavern.