Ramon Rodriguez, 89, who has a history of central Maine police clashes, will answer charges Wednesday that he skipped a Skowhegan court date.
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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Jay man ordered to wear GPS monitor in domestic case
A one-piece GPS Blutag will be used to track Gary Hinkel while charges that he threatened his wife with a gun are pending.
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Skowhegan changes called ‘Decade of Development’
After 10 years in the Main Street program, Skowhegan’s downtown climate has improved, community leaders say.
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Fairfield chief calls sexual assault charge ‘appropriate’
A man accused of unlawful sexual touching is denying the allegations, but Chief Thomas Gould says the incident was recorded on video.
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Norridgewock driver escapes injury after 4,000-gallon oil truck flips
The truck, heading up a steep driveway on Bigelow Hill Road, remained intact and a small amount of oil leaked.
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Skowhegan ponders replacing selectman
The chairman of the Board of Selectmen has been elected county commissioner, and state law says Newell Graf can’t hold both posts.
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Fairfield man charged with inappropriate touching of random woman
A 42-year-old Shawmut resident was charged with unlawful sexual touching after he got into an argument with a woman and then reached into her car and touched her inappropriately.
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Somerset County’s new chief deputy is former detective, game warden
James Ross will be second-in-command in the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department when Dale Lancaster takes over as sheriff.
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Fairfield groups tell their stories in Christmas trees
The 22nd annual Festival of Trees at Good Will-Hinckley features trees decorated by artists, students and non-profit groups.
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Deer rescued from Kennebec River near Fairfield
State game wardens and Skowhegan’s water rescue team saved a young deer that had ventured onto the thin ice of the Kennebec River on Tuesday morning.