Architects and engineers are expected to explain, at a May 8 public hearing, the proposed construction of a building that would house the Police Department and the Fire Department.
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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Damon brothers give family credit after winning chamber’s Business Person of the Year Award
The Damon family, which started its business in 1983 alongside competitors Lou’s Discount Beverage and Jokas, now owns both and a total of seven stores in central Maine.
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Marijuana cultivation hopefuls cited for fire in Skowhegan
Fire outside the former Fox Den dance hall spreads to tires, sending smoke high in the air on Monday.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Jurors: Luc Tieman conviction came after ‘unbelievable’ stories
Rose Gray, of Skowhegan, said she never wanted to be a juror in a murder trial; but when called, she was pleased that she and the others on the panel could deliver justice.
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Video: Angus King addresses threat of cyber attacks in Skowhegan tour
Independent senator says attacks are coming from Russia and Ukraine and targeting U.S. institutions, including banks such as Skowhegan Savings that fends off up to a 1,000 attacks a day.
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Somerset commissioners approve county budget
The $12.5 million spending package is about 0.7 percent greater than the 2017 total.
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Skowhegan selectmen dedicate 2017 annual report to Kirby Hight
Hight lived on the same street for 102 years, grew the family’s automobile dealerships and supported community organizations from Little League to one-act play competitions.
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Old Mill Pub owners install stained glass window bearing new family name
The Skowhegan restaurant’s owners gave the McCarthy family, the previous owners, the old window with their name on it that hung for 33 years.
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Donny Christen urges pot advocates to work to change law
Suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the Starks resident indicated this may be his last rally on the Skowhegan courthouse steps.
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Somerset County commissioners to review proposed $12.5 million budget
The spending package is 0.7 percent higher than the previous year’s amount and has been tallied earlier this year as a convenience to county towns.