Five people were left homeless according to Skowhegan Fire Chief Richard Fowler.
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.
Letter finally makes it to Pittsfield, 83 years late
The 1931 letter from a daughter to her mother turned up at Pittsfield post office and the family, now in Skowhegan, wants to solve the mystery.
Waterville’s Bolley’s Famous Franks to close
Founded in Augusta in the late 1950s, the Waterville restaurant will close Thursday after 52 years on College Avenue.
DA: Anson assault suspect ‘especially terrifying’
The suspect in an attack on a woman and children allegedly made references to Steven Lake, who killed his family in 2011.
Speed, blown tire caused Moscow wreck, deputy says
An area resident says the stretch of U.S. Route 201 is dangerous, and Thursday’s accident that sent five to the hospital is only the latest of many there.
Somerset County budget set
The Budget Committee failed to override the commissioners’ budget, so a $5.8 million package goes into effect July 1.
Misplaced football field costs Skowhegan $27,500
Town officials admit they had a new football field built in the wrong spot.
Skowhegan Indian restoration, grant money boost downtown fixup
Trees surrounding the iconic statue were removed as part of a makeover that goes hand-in-hand with other downtown revitalization work.
Evening strollers tip Skowhegan police to mattress thief
Police said they have a suspect, but no arrest yet, after a man took two mattresses from a tent at Chapter 11 on Island Avenue.
July 1 deadline set for grave site vandalism reward
A reward of $3,000 will be returned to donors if it produces no leads in the vandalism of Avery Lane’s grave by the deadline.