Jon Kimbell, 74, is spearheading a move to bring the 1909 venue back to life with upgrades for performers and audiences.
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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Skowhegan man charged with possession of child pornography
Jared Moody, 37, a case manager for Direct Community Care in Augusta, was arrested Wednesday at his home, police said.
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Visitors across the state warm up to Maine Maple Sunday
The annual event, started in Skowhegan in 1983, offered maple syrup and ice cream, maple treats, candy and maple taffy.
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Canaan residents adopt sex offender and marijuana sales ordinances Saturday at Town Meeting
Final budget comes in at $1.17 million, less than the $1.3 million that had been proposed; elections are set for Monday.
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Skowhegan man arrested on drug charges after police search
Police said Jacob Hemingway, 27, allegedly told his customers he was selling heroin, when it was actually prescription medication used to treat opioid addiction.
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At Skowhegan hospital, King blasts House GOP bill for effect on drug addiction treatment
U.S. Sen. Angus King, an independent, slammed House Republican efforts to overhaul the nation’s health care system just hours before a vote was canceled and the bill was withdrawn.
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Dip in temps may mean sap won’t just go with the flow
But Maine Maple Sunday is still on tap with fresh syrup, candy and tours of sugarhouses statewide.
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Central Maine maple producers say Sunday celebration looking good after fits and starts
The sap is running — sporadically — just in time for Maine Maple Sunday, following a topsy-turvy stretch of winter weather that’s enabled sap to flow a little earlier than usual only to be halted at times by late-season chills.
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Madison man charged with sexual assault on 14-year-old girl
Eric Horan, 36, allegedly assaulted the girl in December and then fled the area to escape arrest, police said.
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Canaan Town Meeting voters asked to raise municipal spending
A proposed town budget is up $172,205, while four candidates are on the election ballot for three seats on the Board of Selectmen.