Five candidates are vying for three open seats representing Skowhegan on the School Administrative District 54 board of directors, for which costs and bullying are emerging as top issues.
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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Crash damages five cars Sunday during Waterville’s Central Maine Pride festival
Waterville police say the cause of the crash at Head of Falls remains under investigation, but there were no injuries requiring medical attention.
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Clues are sparse 2 years after Skowhegan woman vanished
Tina Stadig, 40, was last seen on May 28, 2017, by people she was staying with at a home on Route 150.
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More than 100 gather in Waterville to support drag queen reading
The event, held for children at a local bookstore, also draws a small group of protesters.
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Domestic violence assault charge against ex-Somerset County jail guard dismissed
Jeremy A.E. Carr, 34, of Skowhegan, had maintained his innocence all along.
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Skowhegan man killed in head-on crash on Route 2
The accident involving a tractor-trailer and a car was reported about 1:30 pm Tuesday.
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Maine company partnering with Clinton dairy farms to produce cow-powered biogas
Summit Natural Gas is working with 5 farms in ‘Maine’s dairy capital’ to build and operate a digester that will create renewable natural gas aimed at supporting the local economy.
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Skowhegan selectmen strip language from ordinance banning tips for exotic dancers
Ordinance aimed at easing restrictions on all-male exotic dance troupe performances at T&B’s Celebration Center to go before voters at Town Meeting June 10.
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Measles case at Madison schools, Skowhegan hospital raise awareness of vaccination need
Madison school officials say the incubation period has passed in a single case of measles, but they have sent home a letter advising parents to be mindful of the situation and to call the school nurse with questions.
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Yard sales lining up more than 10 miles for Cornville’s annual outdoor flea market
Roads from Cornville to Skowhegan are expected to be busy as the tradition that stretches back to 1983 continues this weekend.