Morning Sentinel police logs for Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019
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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Skowhegan area’s first Somerset SnowFest raises bar for winter action
From the crashes of box sleds at Lake George Park, to ice-cold drinks served at The Miller’s Table ice bar, to the whoops of horse-drawn skiers competing in skijoring at Eaton Mountain, the collaboration of Lake George Regional Park, Main Street Skowhegan and others in Canaan and Madison offered something for everyone.
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Central Maine Feb. 9 police logs
Augusta and Waterville area police reports for Feb. 9, 2019.
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L.C. Dill Center in downtown Skowhegan up for sale
Owned by St. Albans-based Skills Inc., which offers programs to intellectually challenged adults, the center will move to new agency-owned locations in Skowhegan.
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Amish-cut ice from Palmyra being used for Somerset SnowFest Ice Bar in Skowhegan
One-hundred-pound blocks of ice, cut by hand from a pond by an Amish farmer, set the stage for weekend festivities.
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Somerset County commissioners forced to close courthouse parking due to falling ice and snow
Fearing liability, nine parking spots in front of the county building on High Street, Skowhegan, are now off limits for parking for commissioners, administrators and prisoner transport vans.
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Skowhegan detective goes on trial in April
Detective Don Avery has pleaded not guilty to domestic violence assault on his former wife on Father’s Day 2017, and the judge has ruled that previous uncharged allegations are not admissible at trial in May.
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Hartland man arrested after warning shots fired
Spent shells found on Commercial Street corroborate witness statements alleging that Corey Eugene Swain fired a handgun in a fracas that began with occupants of an SUV confronting a pedestrian.
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Domestic violence case against former Somerset County jail guard continued Monday
Jeremy Carr, of Skowhegan, maintains his innocence in an alleged assault against his former girlfriend after she reportedly caught another woman in his bed in October.
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New restaurant adds Greek flavor to Waterville’s food offerings
Opa is located in what was once the Waterville House of Pizza and is owned and operated by the Gudis family, which owned Angelo’s Pizzeria in Skowhegan.