SKOWHEGAN — The Skowhegan Fairgrounds will be transformed this week into an international village of grain growers, bakers, millers and bread lovers for the sixth annual Kneading Conference.
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.
Cornville charter school board members ready for opening
CORNVILLE — They are regular people with regular jobs.
French film ‘The Well-Digger’s Daughter’ wins audience favorite award as Maine International Film Festival wraps up
The film, directed by and starring Daniel Auteuil, received 59 votes, according to Festival Executive Director Shannon Haines, who said ticket sales exceeded 8,000 this year, up fom 2011.
Coming in second in the audience vote was “The Pier” with 28 votes, followed by “The Oranges,” with 20 votes.
Grass roots effort to lead Cornville charter school
CORNVILLE — They are regular people with regular jobs.
Maine International Film Festival wraps up; French film ‘The Well-Digger’s Daughter’ wins audience favorite award
WATERVILLE — The 2012 French film “The Well-Digger’s Daughter” won the audience favorite award this year in balloting for the 15th annual Maine International Film Festival.
Colby College trustee chairman targeted by protesters
Protesters at the Waterville campus on Saturday afternoon called on the administration to ‘restore Colby’s moral compass’ and demanded the resignation of Robert E. Diamond Jr., chairman of the college’s board of trustees.
Brewer High student’s film ‘Freedom of the Press’ wins grand prize at festival
WATERVILLE — Never settle for a bad shot.
Protesters to college board of trustees: ‘Restore Colby’s moral compass’
WATERVILLE — Protesters at Colby College on Saturday afternoon called on the administration to “restore Colby’s moral compass” and demand the resignation of Robert E. Diamond Jr., chairman of the college’s board of trustees.
Brewer High School filmmaker wins festival grand prize
WATERVILLE — Never settle for a bad shot.
Third annual Athens Family Fun Day scheduled for Saturday
ATHENS — Fireworks, three-legged races, a dunk tank, water balloon toss and a pig roast all promise a full day of family activities Saturday during the third annual Athens Family Fun Day.