The Athens Church of the Open Bible will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a weekend of activities.
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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New Skowhegan chief to wear two helmets
Madison Fire Chief Shawn Howard has taken on added duties as chief in Skowhegan replacing Richard Fowler, who was fired last month.
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Weston Avenue school in Madison reduced to rubble
The town selectmen’s unanimous decision to raze the school building was carried out Wednesday.
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New Balance gets foot in door of Department of Defense
Domestic footwear manufacturers are to meet with the Pentagon to discuss military criteria, bringing Maine factories a step closer to making military ready shoes.
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Ex-supremacist gang member moved to Somerset County Jail
Randall “Pitbull” Chapman, a suspect in an Oxford County kidnapping, was moved from Kennebec County because officials thought their jail was not adequate to hold him.
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Somerset County tracking device may protect domestic violence victims
Seed money was raised in part by road races in memory of Amy Bagley Lake and her two children, killed by Steven Lake in June 2011.
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Fun is still free at Harmony’s fair
Skillet throw and arm wrestling competitions are still part of the Harmony Free Fair.
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Case against Somerset County inmate who died still pending
The Franklin County district attorney is pursuing a criminal activity connection so money found in the investigation can be seized.
Posted inSchools and Education
Free breakfast, lunch offered to all students in Skowhegan-based SAD 54
The district is one of six in Maine participating in the federal program, at no cost to local taxpayers.
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Former student becomes principal at Skowhegan Area High School
Learning French in Africa as a child started Monique Poulin on a path that eventually led to a career in education in Maine.