Bill Von Tobel will play a version of his show this weekend, including classics and exposing psychic tricks.
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.
Fairfield’s treacherous train tracks to be fixed
Pan Am Railways will start next week repairing three rack crossings in town, and will close two more.
Suspect in Christmas Eve jewel theft arrested
Stephen Frappier, 28, of Oakland, wanted for allegedly stealing a widow’s jewelry on Christmas Eve, was arrested Sunday in Fairfield.
St. Albans fire leaves five adults homeless
A distraught woman, 81, apparently the grandmother of the other adults, was taken to hospital for observation.
Skowhegan’s River Fest begins Tuesday
Food, fireworks and canoe races are among the offerings of this year’s festival with bed races and a dunk tank punctuating Moonlight Madness.
Charges dropped in Skowhegan market theft
A man who allegedly stepped on money that fell from an elderly man’s pocket to conceal the lost bill will not be prosecuted.
Fresh grain is key, Skowhegan kneading conference told
About 200 people attended the eighth annual bread and grain event.
Arts parade takes over Skowhegan Sunday
The first Creative Living Arts Parade at Coburn Park will include performers ranging from a community orchestra to flappers.
Skowhegan police credit alert clerks with foiling thieves
Two residents have been charged after allegedly attempting to steal liquor and a customer’s dropped money.
Skowhegan selectmen buy football field site
Selectmen have signed off on a $15,000 payment for land where the town accidentally built the football field.