Residents at Town Meeting Monday night will be asked to approve $300,000 for appraisal expenses at the town’s biggest taxpayer.
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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Skowhegan link to Waterville homicide probed
State and Waterville police converged on a house in Skowhegan Monday searching for evidence in Aurele Fecteau’s death.
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Skowhegan apartment a possible crime scene
Town and state police spend most of Monday at an apartment where a stabbing occurred in April.
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Police: Moscow man tried to shoot woman, but gun misfired
Danny Parrish Jr. allegedly threatened to kill the woman and her children Sunday, after, police say, he doused her with lighter fluid Saturday and attempted to set her on fire.
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Skowhegan log drive exhibit opens at History House
‘Old Kennebec — Skowhegan’s First Highway’ recalls the days when the river carried the area’s economy.
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Somerset County pegs cost of adding a sheriff’s deputy at $125k
County officials say a 63 percent increase in domestic violence calls prompts a request for money for an additional deputy sheriff.
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No cause determined in Somerset County inmate’s death
Joseph Daoust was found dead in his cell Wednesday morning, and officials say it may be weeks before a cause is established.
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New Skowhegan town manager makes first appointment
Town Manager Christine Almand has named Trisha Austin to succeed her as director of finance and human resources.
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SAD 54 budget gets initial approval
A school budget for the district that includes Canaan, Cornville, Mercer, Norridgewock, Skowhegan and Smithfield goes to referendum June 10.
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Former Waterville man charged with smash and grab burglary
Burleigh Witham Jr., of West Paris, is charged with burglary and theft after a Friday Canaan break-in that netted jewelry, ammunition and coins.