The 25th annual event, which continues until Dec. 16, will feature 23 decorated trees, with 23 miniature trees with presents offered in a raffle.
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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Mount View High School student, 16, killed in car crash on way to school
Police say Riley Boulay, 16, of Liberty, was on his way to school when the accident happened, citing speed as the main factor.
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State police investigators return to Skowhegan in search for missing woman
Tina Stadig, 40, of was last seen locally in May and was reported missing by family members on July 4.
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Wood chip truck driver says he fell asleep in Athens, woke up in ditch
The driver says he nodded off around 4 a.m. Wednesday and woke up in the ditch off Route 150, the local fire chief said.
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State police, wardens join search for Skowhegan woman missing last 6 months
Tina Stadig, 40, who relatives say suffers from mental illness, was last seen locally in May and reportedly at a Bangor homeless shelter in July.
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Luc Tieman in court over ‘involuntary’ statements related to wife’s slaying
The defense contends Tieman’s right to remain silent was violated when he spoke to police about the 2016 death of Valerie Tieman.
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Fairfield convenience store robbed by man with handgun, police say
A man wearing ski goggles and showing a handgun fled the Circle K on Norridgewock Road with an undisclosed amount of cash about 7:45 p.m. Sunday, police said.
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Somerset County sheriff’s deputy crashes cruiser in Madison
Deputy Lucas Libby was helping state police look for a suicidal teenager Thursday morning when the accident occurred.
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Skowhegan selectmen, residents of Moody Street reach agreement
The street will be plowed and sanded in the winter under the terms of a public easement.
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Annual Skowhegan Holiday Stroll celebrates 25th year
Scheduled events include a parade Friday night with Santa Claus arriving on a firetruck, roasting marshmallows, horse-drawn wagon rides and fire hula hoops.