Dwight Stanley allegedly abused a girl under 16 from last year until he was arrested.
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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Detroit man arrested for second time this month
Steven L. Duke, arrested Aug. 2 in downtown Pittsfield while allegedly armed with a handgun, was arrested again on seven counts of violating bail conditions Tuesday.
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Former girlfriend feared Robert Burton, according to police affidavits
The Parkman man, who was sought by police for two months before turning himself in Tuesday, is ordered held without bail in the death of Stephanie Gebo.
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Skowhegan State Fair to feature strange performers on the midway
The World of Wonders performers include a sword swallower, a circus hula-hoop expert and knife-throwing target, an escape artist, a tattooed circus clown with long dreadlocks, and a fire eater.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine Crime, News
Victim’s family has ‘sky-high’ feelings as murder suspect turns himself in
Robert Burton, wanted for more than two months in connection with the shooting death of his girlfriend, had turned himself in to authorities and ended one of the longest manhunts in state history.
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Fairfield woman’s cousin was last to see her, among first to find her
Erica LaChance was found Monday morning cold, wet and with a possible concussion after disappearing late Sunday afternoon near Moxie Falls.
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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.
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Langlais Park dedicated in Skowhegan
The new town park was established in part to provide a more suitable setting for the 1969 Indian statue created by artist Bernard Langlais.
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Online call to burn down Skowhegan Indian latest salvo in mascot dispute
A website comment threatening to ‘Torch the Indian’ comes a day after a rally by supporters of removing ‘Indians’ as Skowhegan Area High School’s mascot and a day before the dedication of the park at the statue site.
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Maine’s Wabanaki, supporters rally Thursday at Skowhegan’s River Fest
Organizers hoped to educate Skowhegan area residents about the harm caused by ‘Indians’ as a school mascot.