Parts of U.S. Route 2 reportedly were closed after a truck slid off the road, and a police cruiser was damaged in Norridgewock.
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 town manager terminates long-time fire chief
Tom Keene, who’d been chief for 21 years, lost both legs to diabetes complications, but says he can still do his job.
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New Vineyard accident victim ‘had nowhere to go’ as oncoming van veered into her lane
Samantha Wright, of Kingfield, a member of the family that owns Wright Place dairy farm in Clinton, was killed in Monday’s crash.
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Unwanted Christmas gifts needed to help Skowhegan Indian
Area residents are being asked to donate their ugly sweaters and ties for a benefit auction in March to help the Skowhegan Indian restoration project.
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Skowhegan police, hospital reach security agreement
Redington-Fairview General Hospital hires additional security personnel to relieve Skowhegan police, department to receive reimbursements for emergency attendance.
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Skowhegan selectman to begin search for new town manager
John Doucette Jr. is retiring from the job early, leaving Feb. 28.
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New snow, upcoming arctic chill may cause more problems for central Mainers
Sunday night’s storm left more than a foot of snow in some areas and sub-zero temperatures the next couple of nights will usher in another storm.
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Rail disaster, ‘North Pond Hermit,’ the missing topped this year’s Waterville-area stories
It was a busy year in central Maine as residents responded to the runaway train explosion in Quebec, dealt with tragedies and triumphs here at home
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CMP says ice storm outages in central Maine could have been worse
Even as power is restored to nearly all customers, a nor’easter is forecast to hit the region late in the weekend.
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On blocked Belgrade road, neighbors help neighbors survive the black-out
Karen Gibbs gets her power back Thursday after losing it Monday afternoon during the ice storm.