Members of Local 2740 of the International Association of Machinists approved the new three-year contract Thursday after Sappi removed provisions that would have weakened the overtime list grievance procedure.
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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Prognosticating Maine pastor picks Patriots to win Super Bowl by 10 points
The Rev. Mark Tanner of the Skowhegan Federated Church correctly predicted the Patriots’ win over Kansas City for the AFC championship game.
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Prognosticating Skowhegan pastor picks Pats by 10 points in Super Bowl
The Rev. Mark Tanner, of Skowhegan Federated Church, thinks the Patriots will defeat the Rams, 34-24; his fearless prediction for the final score of the AFC Championship game was right on the money.
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Farmington woman severely injured in head-on crash in Mercer
A 2001 Nissan Altima was traveling east in the westbound lane when it collided with a 2013 Volkswagen Beetle traveling west toward New Sharon.
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Police: Man, 21, killed when roof collapses on mobile home in Cornville
Authorities said a significant load of snow was on the roof of the mobile home, which was in the process of being demolished, with timber, insulation and other materials being salvaged from it.
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This Skowhegan pastor had faith the Patriots would win 37-31. Just read the sign.
Rev. Mark Tanner does not claim divine intervention for his accuracy with the public prediction he made on Friday, but he is predicting a Pats Super Bowl victory.
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Skowhegan police search for suspect in New Year’s Day stabbing
A Norridgewock man underwent emergency surgery after being stabbed numerous times in the chest and neck. Suspect Christopher Monroe is still at large and is considered armed and dangerous.
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North Anson man dies after fire engulfs home overnight
The body of the man, Bill Bloom, who was in his 60s, was recovered from the home by investigators from the Office of State Fire Marshal.
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Somerset police continue probe of Hartland robbery linked to social media
At least four detectives are investigating the case in which men with handguns apparently lay in wait for an unsuspecting online shopper, officials said.
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Hearing set in slaying of cop in Norridgewock
A lawyer for John D. Williams, charged in connection with the shooting death of a Somerset County sheriff’s deputy, seeks to have Williams’ post-arrest statements to police suppressed, claiming he was beaten and in withdrawal from drug use.