MOSCOW — Cianbro Corp. of Pittsfield and two investors from Massachusetts have bought land and buildings owned for decades by the federal government and plan to develop energy-generating plants on the site as well as attract other businesses.
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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‘Dream house’ plan unveiled for downtown Skowhegan
SKOWHEGAN — How about a rustic wooden pergola — like a grape arbor — greeting visitors driving into downtown Skowhegan from the north?
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Investors plan to develop energy at former radar station in Moscow
MOSCOW — Cianbro Corp. of Pittsfield and two investors from Massachusetts have bought land and buildings owned for decades by the federal government and plan to develop energy generating plants on the site as well as attract other businesses.
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Skowhegan eyesores gone; what takes their place?
SKOWHEGAN — Downtown’s notorious “eyesore” buildings at the corner of Commercial Street and Madison Avenue are gone now. They were torn down in October.
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Town shares shift in SAD 54
SKOWHEGAN — Nine years ago, Skowhegan was responsible for nearly 75 percent of the annual school budget shared with five other communities in the school district.
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Norridgewock selectman takes seat
NORRIDGEWOCK — Fired town office clerk and retired treasurer Charlotte Curtis took her new seat on the Board of Selectmen on Wednesday night following weeks of legal wrangling.
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Conflicting deadlines for Starks students
STARKS — A letter from the superintendent of School Administrative District 59 to parents of Starks students includes incorrect information on school choice next year, the chairman of the committee that researched withdrawal from the district said Wednesday.
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Bingham starts preparing for bicentennial celebration
BINGHAM — How big is the parade going to be this summer when the town celebrates its bicentennial?
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Farm-fresh food ready for Pickup
SKOWHEGAN — The Pickup, a multi-farm community supported agriculture program and retail store, which opened for the season Wednesday, gives local shoppers the opportunity to purchase seasonal farm-fresh food and gives local farmers a new market for their products.