The lodge’s original 1818 charter was signed by Paul Revere and has survived two fires, the last in 2009 that swept through the town’s downtown.
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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Norridgewock bridge to be named for Cpl. Eugene Cole on Sunday
The dedication ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m. on the south end of the span on what would have been Cole’s 62nd birthday.
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Somerset County residents want commissioners to oppose CMP power line
In January commissioners supported the $1 billion, 145-mile transmission line to carry hydropower from Canada to Massachusetts.
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Convicted murderer Jay Mercier seeks new DNA analysis in Skowhegan court
Former Industry man was found guilty on the basis of DNA evidence of the murder of Rita St. Peter 32 years after her death.
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Foes of CMP power line gear up for protest in Skowhegan
Members of ‘Say NO to 145-mile CMP transmission line through Maine’ will state their opposition to the project to Somerset County commissioners, who support the project.
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Madison, Carrabec and Bingham students put what they learn to work
A $300,000 state grant is funding an alternative hands-on education program for middle school students from the three school districts.
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Property tax rate for Skowhegan residents drops
With lower shares for school spending and county taxes and a reimbursement for sheltered taxes, the tax rate has dropped 9 percent.
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Farmington man sentenced to 20 years for raping two girls in Skowhegan, Farmington
Joseph L. Magee pleaded guilty to five counts of gross sexual assault on two girls — one when she was under 14, the other when she was under 18.
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Two Skowhegan Area High students sent to hospital after accident
The driver of a Silverado and his passenger suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle collision at the lights where U.S. Routes 2 and 201 converge.
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Sappi mill in Skowhegan announces new paper machine technology amid $200 million investment
The Skowhegan paper mill is diversifying its capacity and expanding into paper-based packaging, officials said.