Waterville residents will not go to the polls next year to validate the school budget, as they have for the past three years.
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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Auburn mother accused of killing 2-year-old daughter ‘upset’ after leaving hospital, attorney says
Leanna Norris, 24, is charged with murder following the death of Loh Grenda in the Newport area on June 24.
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Acclaimed Nitty Gritty Dirt Band to play Waterville Opera House Oct. 3
Tickets are on sale now for an Oct. 3 concert by multiple-Grammy Award Winning Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at the Waterville Opera House.
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Cornville turns Kelley, Nichols roads over to abutting landowners
Cornville voters on Monday opted to eliminate right-of-way easements on the Nichols and Kelley roads and turn the roads over to the abutting landowners.
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Skowhegan police seek driver in weekend fairgrounds accident
Skowhegan police didn’t know Tuesday who was driving a pickup truck that crashed Saturday morning on the horse racing track at the Skowhegan State Fairgrounds.
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Skowhegan triple-fatal drunk driver seeks pardon to visit Canada
Bryan Carrier, 35, whose license to drive was revoked permanently after a 1996 drunken-driving crash that killed three people is seeking a pardon from the governor to reinstate his driving privileges, but state guidelines direct against hearing such appeals.
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Judge deems Fairfield 11-year-old incompetent for trial in baby manslaughter
A judge approved recommendations by state prosecutors this week that Kelli Murphy, 11, of Fairfield, charged with manslaughter of 3-month-old Brooklyn Foss Greenway in July, is not yet ready to stand trial.
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Skowhegan water provider seeks rate increase
Water bills for residential and commercial users in Skowhegan will go up about 4 cents per day this year if the Maine Public Utilities Commission approves a rate increase.
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Maine inmate slain Tuesday died from head trauma, coroner says
Alan D. Powell Jr., 57, a murderer slain Tuesday at the Maine State Prison in Warren, died of blunt force trauma to the head, police said Thursday afternoon.
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Maine Water Co. seeks to raise rates by 4 cents
Maine Water Co. has asked the Maine Public Utilities Commission to raise rates by about 4 cents for residential and commercial users.