The 198th annual fair has new rides and classic events like demolition derby.
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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Full-time young Maine farmers get the lay of the land
For the first time, neither has an outside job but they’re making a go of their growing business in Palmyra.
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Sappi North America to invest $25 million in Skowhegan wood yard
The investment will add up to 100 temporary jobs.
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Reward offered in burglary that netted 22 firearms in Newport
Federal, state and local police are investigating a break-in at a pawn shop.
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Skowhegan woman charged with sex assault on boy, 14
The boy’s mother reportedly received a text message from him and alerted authorities.
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Skowhegan’s River Fest aims to build fans for white-water park
The annual event showcases the Kennebec River where some hope to put an 1,800-foot run for rafting and kayaking.
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Maine Artisan Bread Fair keeps it fresh and keeps on growing
The bread fair, founded in 2010 as a simple lecture on food, now fills Constitution Hall on the Skowhegan Fairgrounds, and will transition to the midway Aug. 11-20.
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Crash leaves 2 dead, another injured in Piscataquis County
Speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in the accident early Saturday in Parkman.
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Fiddling fans will be there for the pickin’
The gates will open at 10 a.m. Sunday for the East Benton Fiddlers Convention and Contest.
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Jackman man, accused of aiming gun at deputy, faces extradition to Pennsylvania
Matthew Todd Mayberry faces a felony charge in Somerset County for allegedly pointing a gun at a deputy in May when authorities went to arrest him on a charge of being a fugitive.