Police say Tina Stadig has not been seen by friends since May 28.
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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Former Anson tax collector begins serving sentence for embezzlement
Claudia Viles, convicted of stealing more than $500,000 over a number of years from the town, begins a five-year prison sentence though she maintains her innocence.
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Autopsies: Madison shooting victims died from gunshots to head, chest
The state Medical Examiner’s Office releases the report while a church group plans a meeting where people can come together to ‘talk, share, and begin healing.’
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Improvised eclectic piece kicks off Atlantic Music Festival in Waterville
The ninth annual fest brings together musicians and professional instructors for dozens of concerts on the Colby College campus.
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Skowhegan man who helped raise woman shot dead in Madison says her husband was abusive
Ambrose ‘Tom’ McCarthy, 73, says Lori Hayden, killed along with two others Wednesday by her husband, Carroll Tuttle Jr., ‘was a soft-hearted, deep-thinking, very, very kind person.’
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Madison gunman set off by false belief in affair, family member says
A Gorham man says his father, Mike R. Spaulding, was trying to help Lori Hayden ‘get away’ from an abusive relationship.
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Four people die, including gunman, in domestic violence in Madison
Authorities say Carroll Tuttle Jr. shot Lori Hayden, Dustin Tuttle and neighbor Michael Spaulding in ‘an extreme case of domestic violence’ before being killed by police.
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In Skowhegan, punk rock is still hard, fast and loud – courtesy of Uncle Spudd
With the debut of its first full-length CD, the band draws on the music of the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, the Clash, Minor Threat, Black Flag and the Dead Kennedys to create its own ‘well rounded’ sound.
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Skowhegan envisions white-water park
A trip to parks in Colorado convinces organizers that the Kennebec Gorge could be a recreation destination.
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Newport-area schools urge state to kick in its share
School board directors there issued a resolution asking the state to contribute 55 percent.