Karen Kusiak seeks reelection to the seat while John Picchiotti wants to take back the position he held in 2010-2012.
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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Chief deputy, police officer running spirited race for Somerset County Sheriff
Dale Lancaster touts 40 years of service in law enforcement while Kris McKenna argues for change and innovation in the eway the department is run.
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Skowhegan Indigenous Peoples Day to be celebrated Monday
The former chief of the Penobscot Nation will host a gathering on Columbus Day to shift the focus of what American Indians see as the advent of slavery and genocide.
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Oakland, Sidney to meet in court Nov. 7 about radio tower
The Oakland Town Council received official notice after agreeing last month to take Sidney to court over $3,420 in delinquent radio tower payments.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Bagley Lake murders inspired effort to protect families at risk
A friend of the victims, Kelly Guay, presented Somerset County a check for $15,000 from a fundraising event so it can buy electronic monitoring devices for domestic violence defendants.
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Maine hunters find body of Plymouth resident near his home
Investigators try to determine how Mark Michaud died, but police say there is no sign of any crime.
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Protesters renew battle against East-West highway
A group of environmental activists demonstrated at the headquarters of a Pittsfield company whose CEO is the state’s leading advocate of a cross-state highway from Clais to Coburn Gore.
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Police: Central Maine organized theft ring busted
In a probe that started with the Palmyra Walmart, state and federal law enforcement agents seized what they say are hundreds of stolen store items and $240,000 in cash.
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Anson man hurt as pickup slams dump truck
An Anson man suffered head injuries Thursday when his pickup truck slammed into a dump truck that had pulled over to the side of Route 43 while its driver made a cellphone call.
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Skowhegan educator named state Teacher of the Year
Jennifer Dorman, a special education teacher at Skowhegan Area Middle School, has been named the Maine State Teacher of the Year.