The vacant Kennebec Valley Inn will be the newest link this summer connecting the restoration of historic buildings with economic growth in downtown Skowhegan.
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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Pittsfield woman denies setting neighbor’s Jeep on fire Monday
Wendy Jean Murray, 41, of Pittsfield, denied setting fire to her neighbor’s vehicle Monday, during her first court appearance on a felony arson charge.
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Skowhegan area GED program grants chances at better lives
High-school equivalency diplomas offer a better life, increased earnings and a chance to overcome the odds, school officials and recent GED recipients say.
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SAD 54’s $32.9M budget approved Tuesday
Residents of the six towns of School Administrative District 54 on Tuesday validated the $32,894,711 budget for the coming year.
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After hours of debate, amendments, Skowhegan residents agree on budget
Skowhegan voters agreed, after three hours of debate, amendments and number crunching, to raise $8,865,666 to run the town in 2013-14, which is $3,765 more than the current budget.
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Skowhegan voters approve budget with $3,765 increase over current plan
Residents at the annual Town Meeting Monday night voted to raise the full amounts requested for the public library; the Chamber of Commerce and the restoration of the iconic Skowhegan Indian.
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Fire destroys vacant Athens home
Heidi Dawson lost some of her possessions Monday morning when fire swept through the mobile home she and family members were tearing down on Stickney Hill Road.
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Somerset County sets Tuesday hearing for $11.1M budget proposal
A public hearing on the final draft of the $11.1 million proposed Somerset County budget is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Superior Court building in Skowhegan.
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Skowhegan High steward celebrates teachers at Sunday commencement
“(Teachers) make kids work harder than they ever thought they could,” Samuel Wheeler, a member of the Skowhegan Area High School’s drama team, recited from a poem during Sunday’s commencement.
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SAD 54’s $32.9M budget goes to voters Tuesday
Residents of the six towns of School Administrative District 54 will go to the polls Tuesday for the final vote on the $32.9 million school budget.