The performers include a sword swallower, a fire eater and clown named ‘Miss Spooky.’
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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Sudden surrender by murder suspect, and 2 Maine counties are feeling relief
A long manhunt ends as Robert Burton, showing no signs of physical distress, gives up to face charges in the slaying of his ex-girlfriend.
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Cornville charter school plants seeds of agricultural program
Vegetables will grow in eight raised beds in cold frames for four-season gardens and food for four planned harvest dinners at the school as part of the agricultural education curriculum.
Posted inLocal & State
Sculptor’s legacy lives on in new Skowhegan park
The town dedicates a space centered around Bernard Langlais’ famous 62-foot Indian sculpture.
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Arson threat targets Skowhegan Indian sculpture
Police investigate as tensions run high over an effort to change a school’s team and mascot name.
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Native Americans rally to retire Skowhegan high school mascot
The mostly quiet gathering reiterates opposition to the high school’s use of the ‘Indians’ mascot.
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Maine officials say they learned of missing Quebec couple 1 hour before wreckage was found
Relatives of Martin Poulin and Francine Dumas found the couple dead in the wreckage of their car, days after they had been expected home from New Hampshire.
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Double fatal accident in West Forks Plantation discovered a week later
A couple from Quebec was on their way to a wedding in New Hampshire on July 28 when their vehicle went off U.S. Route 201 and hit a tree.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News
Skowhegan River Fest has lofty goal
The event serves as a showcase for the town’s ambitious $4.3 million Run of River project.
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Wabanaki representatives plan rally at Skowhegan’s Moonlight Madness
Members of Maine’s four tribes say they will attend the river festival to support area residents who favor elimination of the ‘Indians’ mascot at Skowhegan Area High School.