Jonathan Strickland, sentenced to prison for two burglaries, bragged that he couldn’t be caught.
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.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine officials put I-95 pileup under the microscope
Six people spent Wednesday night in hospital as police tried to figure out how the 75-car crash happened.
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‘Everything was just crashing and crashing and crashing’ as 75-car pileup injures 17 on Maine interstate
The accident on snowy I-95 west of Bangor leaves a ‘giant pile of metal’ in the road and authorities shocked that no one was killed.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Skowhegan select board defers to school board on use of Indian name
The two board members present at Tuesday’s meeting said use of the name was a school issue while residents argued the Indian represents spirit and is not a mascot.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Canaan man accused in heavy equipment thefts
Chad Demo is accused of receiving stolen property, including a 6-ton flatbed trailer and a 27-ton wood splitter.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
St. Albans fire ruled arson
The fire, on Saturday afternoon, destroyed an abandoned home on Grant Road.
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Vassalboro school cancels school today to clean fire aftermath
Vassalboro Community School canceled Monday to give maintenance crew time to clean soot-covered walls, ceiling and fabric, collect ash and blow out the foul odor.
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Skowhegan Indians controversy pits local tradition vs. sensitivity to tribes
Many people signed a petition Saturday advocating keeping the mascot name, but others encouraged listening to opponents’ objections.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Skowhegan man charged with threatening family with machete
Mykel Hewey, 27, of Skowhegan, was allegedly drunk and threatened family members in their home on Monday.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Skowhegan woman faces November sentencing in murder conspiracy
Michele Corson, a former Madison Avenue merchant, admitted her role in the murder of her brother’s ex-wife and is expected to be a government witness at the alleged killer’s trial.