Monday night’s voting also saw approval for library funding and the purchase of land for a new public safety building.
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 landfill fire sends black smoke billowing for miles
The blaze was reported Tuesday afternoon at the Waste Management Crossroads Landfill off Mercer Road in Norridgewock.
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Skowhegan approves $11.3 million budget at Town Meeting
Monday night’s voting also saw approval for library funding and the purchase of land for a new public safety building.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Carrabec issues diplomas to its 49th graduating class
Guest speaker Kyle Poissonier urges graduates to do what they love and become great at it.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Waterville Senior High’s longtime nurse advises seniors to take ‘smart’ risks
The 124 members of the class of 2018 who received their diplomas heard their mentors implore them to stick to their core values.
Posted inLocal & State, Outdoors
Skowhegan aims for moose-calling Guinness world record
Maine Moose Festival and permit lottery begins Friday for three days at the State Fairgrounds.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Maine Crime
Sex offender residency ordinance on Skowhegan Town Meeting agenda
Residents also will consider repealing a ban on fireworks sales, eliminating the requirement for special amusement permits and other town ordinances.
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Skowhegan residents to vote on proposed $11.3 million budget
The spending package is 5 percent more than the current year’s and includes increases in compensation for municipal employees and in reserve accounts, especially the Highway Department.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Two open Skowhegan selectmen’s seats draw crowd of candidates
Incumbents Soren Siren and Darla Pickett are stepping down, and newcomers and lifelong residents are asking voters to give them the opportunity to serve.
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State police investigators resume search Tuesday for missing Skowhegan woman
Major Crimes Unit at property on Route 150 in Skowhegan, the last known sighting of Tina Stadig, missing for more than a year.