Police say there are similarities between Tuesday’s attempted robbery at knifepoint and one Oct. 3 at a West Front Street store.
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 OKs appeal of state valuation after Sappi mill reduction
Selectmen Wednesday approved an appeal to the Board of Property Tax Review asking that the town’s valuation reflect the mill’s loss of value.
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Knife-wielding man tries to rob woman in Skowhegan parking lot
No money was taken after the armed man was ‘scared off’ Tuesday outside of United Steelworkers Local 9 Poulin-Turner Hall, where a weekly auction was taking place.
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Handprint flag highlights Waterville Veterans Day parade
The flag, made by students at St. John Regional Catholic School, had traveled to Maine National Guard troops in Afghanistan and back.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Skowhegan drug theft suspect allegedly swallowed evidence
Police say a Skowhegan man stole narcotics from a local pharmacy then swallowed a number of them as he was chased by police.
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Skowhegan minister owns baseball signed by seven presidents
The Rev. Mark Tanner’s baseball is signed by Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, the first Bush, Clinton and Obama and was once owned by Joe DiMaggio.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Former Skowhegan fire chief pleads not guilty to fraud charges
Richard Fowler was indicted by a New Hampshire grand jury in October after he was accused of stealing from the Farmington, N.H., fire department.
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Outgoing sheriff donates Moscow treasures to Somerset County
With his tenure as county sheriff down to a few weeks, Barry DeLong donated some artifacts depicting the traditions of the administration of justice in the county.
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Somerset County sheriff candidates recovering from ugly campaign
Winner Dale Lancaster said he’s disappointed by a campaign that turned contentious, while opponent Kris McKenna, a Waterville police officer, said negative media hurt him.
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Somerset County, state corrections board head to Supreme Court
The state Supreme Judicial Court will hear arguments Thursday on whether Somerset County can use the money it makes boarding federal prisoners to pay off the mortgage on the jail.