Sue Willumson watched a hive grow all summer, then found the massive structure dug out of the ground and destroyed by critters this week.
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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Benton protester at it again, opposing Trans-Pacific Partnership outside New Balance
Kim Cormier, who was convicted with other members of Occupy Augusta in 2012, said trade deal outsources American jobs.
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George Mitchell lauds Waterville’s ‘renaissance’
The city native and former U.S. Senator joined his developer nephew, the Colby and Thomas college presidents and others for an evening of food and music in celebrating the latest developments designed to improve downtown Waterville.
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Wabanaki culture to be celebrated Thursday in Skowhegan
Students from three area high schools are invited to a symposium at the Margaret Chase Smith Library.
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Newport man wanted since Sunday arrested
Coty Kelso is charged with domestic violence assault and simple assault.
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Skowhegan man spreads the word leading up to National Pancreatic Cancer Day
John Long has convinced Skowhegan and Farmington to recognize the day Friday.
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Police seek Newport man after assault reported
Coty Kelso, 26, allegedly struck his live-in girlfriend in the chest and threw her son into a wall, police said.
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Cianbro to lease former UTC Fire & Security tech center in Pittsfield
The Pittsfield-based construction company plans to renovate the building’s interior to accommodate the company’s training needs and intends to buy it in 2016.
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Somerset County crime victims can call 911 with free cellphones
The district attorney’s office is offering Secure The Call for emergencies, a program in which victims of domestic violence can get free cellphones.
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Bail set for Madison man held on heroin trafficking charges
Jeremy J. Fitzmorris, 38, is charged with aggravated trafficking in heroin after police searched his home and allegedly recovered 120 grams of heroin, 20 grams of cocaine, several ounces of marijuana and controlled pills.