The Town Meeting is scheduled for Saturday at the Unity Elementary School gymnasium, while election ballot voting is to take place Friday.
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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Poliquin says he urged Trump to protect older, rural residents in health overhaul effort
U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, R-2nd District, met Tuesday with President Donald Trump, urging him and House leadership to push for increased benefits for those nearing retirement and families in rural areas.
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Multi-vehicle crash in Newport sends five people to hospitals
The crashes on Route 7 totaled three vehicles and a snowmobile trailer, while two victims required surgery in Bangor, police said.
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Defense team in Fairfield murder case await medical reports
Luc Tieman is charged with the shooting death of wife Valerie Tieman in September and an examination by the State Forensic Service at Riverview Psychiatric Center in Augusta has been ordered as part of the buildup to his trial.
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Athens Town Meeting recognizes two residents for their contributions to the town
Seventh-grader Patricia Thody was announced as the winner of a statewide essay contest and Freda Rowell was presented with the Boston Post Cane.
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Vassalboro traffic stop leads to repeat heroin charge against Portland woman
Amy Santiago, 36, of Portland, was charged with possession of schedule W drugs and violating conditions of release, and she was taken to the Kennebec County jail in Augusta.
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Skowhegan interim police chief grew up poor, rose up through ranks
Sgt. Joel Cummings takes over the Skowhegan Police Department at a time when it is largely inexperienced, saying he’s not sure yet whether he’ll apply for the permanent chief position.
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Skowhegan police chief relieved of duties three weeks early
Donald Bolduc was asked Tuesday to turn in his gun and his badge, soon after Bolduc announced he intended to resign as police chief effective April 9.
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Parents of Fairfield woman convicted in baby’s death seek right to visit other child
Kayla Stewart, 21, appeared in court Monday on a writ from the Maine Correctional Center for a petition for grandparents’ rights filed by Lucille and Randall Stewart, her adoptive parents.
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Skowhegan Police Chief Donald Bolduc is resigning to return to his roots
Bolduc, 52, came to work in Skowhegan in 2013 after the mills closed in Millinocket, where he had been police chief.