Mike Pelletier, Anne Amadon and Betty Austin are running for seat left open with the departure of Jeff McCabe, who must step down because of term limits and is seeking election to the state Senate.
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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License request from Fairfield man who caused 1996 triple fatal crash denied
A motor vehicle examiner, in ruling against license reinstatement, said Bryan Carrier had not shown remorse for the 20-year-old drunken driving crash that killed three people and injured two others.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Maine supreme court upholds former Nokomis teacher’s conviction
Andrew Maderios, a former Nokomis Regional High School music teacher, was convicted last year of aggravated assault and domestic violence assault.
Posted inLocal & State, News, That Moment
Skowhegan’s ‘Bottle Man’ gets new red tricycle after accident
Neil Woodard was injured in a fall Oct. 7, but a GoFundMe campaign started by a Canaan man financed the new trike, winter clothes and some cash.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Somerset County group plans cultural push to boost economy
The Somerset Cultural Planning Committee is initiating a yearlong effort to craft a cultural plan that promises to involve all sectors of the community.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Skowhegan middle school educator named 2017 Maine Teacher of the Year
Tammy Ranger, a reading intervention teacher at Skowhegan Area Middle School, received Maine’s top teaching award during a surprise school assembly Thursday morning.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Waterville brothers accused of torching car over marijuana dispute
Alexis and Zachary Casey are charged with destroying a car with a Molotov cocktail in Madison as revenge for the theft of marijuana plants.
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Skowhegan agrees to joint purchasing agreement with KVCOG for buying road salt
The municipal services corporation takes a regional approach by pooling resources and saving money.
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Victim in Skowhegan ATV crash identified Monday as Madison man
Gary Lisherness, 56, was last heard from Thursday night and was found by family members Sunday morning in remote woods near East Ridge Road in Skowhegan.
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Victim in Skowhegan ATV crash identified Monday as Madison man
Gary Lisherness, 56, was last heard from Thursday night and was found by family members Sunday morning in remote woods near East Ridge Road in Skowhegan.