Holland’s Variety Drug will move from Water Street to High Street, near the Skowhegan Indian sculpture.
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.
Skowhegan police: Charges expected in stolen gun case
Stolen in an April 17 burglary were 9mm and .40-caliber handguns, a 12-gauge shotgun and a .30-06 long rifle.
Kennebec Behavioral Health named Mid-Maine Chamber’s business of the year
The Waterville-based nonprofit community-based mental health and substance abuse agency is being recognized for its commitment and contributions.
Franklin County inmates once again going to Somerset County Jail
Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols said the move does not fix problems created when the jail became a 72-hour holding center.
New Hampshire fire chief named to Skowhegan post
Richard Fowler, of Farmington, N.H., is scheduled to take over on May 13 the position vacated by Tom Keene.
Skowhegan man stabbed in head during party
Police said they hope to make an arrest soon after Milburn Street man was stabbed during an argument in his kitchen.
Skowhegan downtown parking plan unveiled
The first phase of the project will begin May 1, and overall plans include landscaping, lighting and signs.
Vermont writer tells UMF audience adaptation to climate change necessary
Making personal changes and reducing reliance on fossil fuels are key to Amy Seidl’s positive view of stewardship of the planet.
Skowhegan selectmen decide not to regulate digital signs
A proposed ordinance would have allowed businesses to change the message on electronic signs more frequently than state rules allow.
Body of missing Skowhegan woman found behind Walmart
Last seen Sunday evening, the 83-year-old woman suffered from dementia and was found less than a half mile from her apartment.