Skowhegan’s superintendent reported to the school board Thursday night on a meeting with a former Penobscot Nation chief.
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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Cornville voters to tackle roadwork
Town Meeting will include consideration of a bond financed million-dollar project to fix several deteriorating town roads.
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Bingham Wind project gets go-ahead
Friends of Maine’s Mountains abandoned its appeal of a decision approving the 56-turbine wind farm in Bingham, Mayfield Township and Kingsbury Plantation.
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Solon voters asked to ban fracking
The controversial natural gas mining method is suspected of contaminating groundwater, but the state geologist said fracking is happening “nowhere” in Maine and probably never will.
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Palmyra man charged in sexual assault on girl, 13
Stephen Lowe, 39, has been charged with gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact.
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Bingham bumps up snow removal, public works funds at Town Meeting
The snow plow contractor is calling it quits after tough winter, leaving town to find a replacement or to clear the roads with a public works crew.
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Skowhegan, Madison officials laud charter school funding bill
Districts like Skowegan-based SAD 54 and Madison-based SAD 59 would no longer foot the bill for district students who attend charter schools.
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Bingham voters asked to spend more on plowing
The Town Meeting in Bingham on Monday night will consider 3 percent raises for town officials.
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Central Maine’s grand old farms come back to life in vintage photos
The release of 50-year-old aerial photographs of Somerset County farmland prompted a flood of nostalgia on social media.
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Wilton post office closed because of roof problem
Other post offices, including Jay’s, will take over Wilton duties for the time being.