Raymond Lewis was sentenced to 30 days in jail for bringing a loaded handgun onto the shelter premises and threatening to shoot the pastor of the church that sponsors it.
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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SAD 54 residents argue over keeping the Indian mascot for school sports teams
The SAD 54 school board limited remarks to residents of the districts towns and state legislators.
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$1 million grant boosts Waterville homeless shelter’s expansion plan
The Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter is launching a fundraising campaign so a second story can be added to its Colby Circle building.
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Norridgewock crash kills car’s lone occupant
Police said the car rolled over several times on U.S. Route 201A.
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Indians from outside SAD 54 can’t speak at Skowhegan forum
Native Americans must live in the district to have permission to speak at a school board forum tonight from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the gymnasium at Skowhegan Area Middle School, off U.S. Route 2, west of downtown Skowhegan.
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Skowhegan marchers undergo color showers to aid charity
At four stations on the 1-mile walk, participants endured blasts of tinted cornstarch that guaranteed a busy next round of laundry.
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Fairfield Boy Scout doesn’t let anything stop him on his way to Eagle status
While Nathanael Batson has a hereditary disorder and is legally blind, he’s not only on his way to becoming an Eagle Scout but also is bringing attention to the organization’s theme that ‘Scouting is for everyone.’
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Skowhegan board officially rejects mill tax break
Board of Assessors issues formal decision denying a request for a $137M cut in value of the Sappi paper mill that would have cost the town $2.3M.
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Somerset budget hammered by jail issue
Commissioners place much of the blame for nearly $1 million increase in county budget on continuing uncertainty over jail financing.
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Hanstein withdraws as Farmington rape suspect’s attorney
Walter Hanstein also coaches rugby player Frank Makuch, and said the relationship has caused too much publicity for the program.