The company says both issues threaten its domestic shoemaking operations and the jobs of 900 workers in Maine.
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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Poetry abounds/on walls and downtown storefronts/Skowhegan haiku’d
A National Poetry Month contest morphs into a frenzy of haiku writing, much of it by children.
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Haiku poems give Skowhegan a lift – 17 syllables at a time
During National Poetry Month the traditional Japanese poetry is displayed all over downtown as part of the Wesserunsett Arts Council bid to promote the arts in the region.
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Federal government alleges Oakland scrap metal company is polluting water
Kennebec Scrap Iron Inc. is being sued by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Petition drive urges Skowhegan to change Indians nickname
The daughter of a former Penobscot chief plans to deliver hundreds of signatures gathered in the online effort to the school board Thursday.
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Skowhegan library restoration checks out
The 1889 building shows the results of a modernization covered by grants, fundraising and donations.
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Man sentenced to 18 years in prison for killing his father in Parkman
Zachary Grant, 38, says he does not remember shooting David Grant, 61, last year.
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Skowhegan OKs deal with Sappi Fine Paper Co. to cap mill’s taxation value
The town will lose $1.2 million in taxes annually beginning next year, but town officials are hoping the agreement keeps jobs and Skowhegan’s largest taxpayer in place.
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Skowhegan looks for ways to soften loss of $1.2 million under Sappi tax deal
The tentative agreement is a compromise intended to save jobs at the mill and to save the town millions in tax abatements.
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Family of Wiscasset woman killed in truck incident well known in West Forks
John and Sheila Hill, parents of Kimberly Hill, shared family time outdoors with their daughter and grandchildren, a local store clerk said.