Backers of the proposed 145-mile line that will carry Quebec hydro power to Massachusetts are expected to argue that the project promises clean energy and jobs.
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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Good Will-Hinckley replaces Festival of Trees
Instead of the weeklong festival, the organization will offer a two-day free event called Holiday Magic.
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Social media post threatens to ‘shoot up’ Skowhegan Area High School
SAD 54 officials have said on their website that the threat is not credible but have taken measures to increase security, including assigning an additional police officer to the school.
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Multi-vehicle accident backs up traffic on Route 139 in Fairfield
The accident involving a tractor-trailer and three other vehicles occurred late Friday afternoon, but no fatalities were reported.
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Fairfield man charged with felony sexual assault against 10-year-old
Bobbi Frappier, convicted on child sexual assault charges more than 20 years ago, was no longer listed on the sex offender registry.
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Dog missing after car crash on I-95 returned to owner
A Waterville woman, who posted a ‘lost dog’ flier on social media, thanks a family from Oakland.
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Sisters taking up Indian mascot issue with Skowhegan school board
The current policy of the school board is to offer no comment and direct media questions on the topic to Superintendent Brent Colbry.
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Five students injured when school bus slides off Skowhegan road
The children were taken to Redington-Fairview General Hospital for treatment, while five other children aboard the bus were unharmed.
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Brother says deer hunter who died in Maine was doing what he loved
The cause of Todd Babula’s death has yet to be determined, but his brother believes a medical problem felled him in the New Portland woods.
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Woman, dog escaped West Athens fire that started around wood stove
Firefighters flattened the house to make sure blaze was 100 percent out, while the American Red Cross is helping the resident to get back on her feet.