In early May, David Perry, 43, of Waterville, teamed up with 52-year-old Deon Lyons, of Clinton — both men are legally blind — to plant a garden off Main Street in Fairfield.

Kenneth Ora Byron, 65, of St. Albans, and his former wife, Ann Marie Byron, 45, of Dexter, were taken to Somerset County jail Friday on charges they both violated protection from abuse orders against each other.

The case against Jason C. Cote, 22, of Palmyra, accused in the beating death of Ricky Cole, 47, of Detroit, in July remains on hold.

The field of potential workers at the Skowhegan State Fair on Monday was a diverse range of people, from unemployed residents to men and women looking for a short-term second job for extra cash.

Derek Ellis, 41, of Skowhegan, is only the second park ranger to manage the 320-acre Lake George Regional Park, on U.S. Route 2 in Skowhegan and Canaan, since it opened in 1992.

Jason C. Cote, of Palmyra, was already high on drugs July 17 when he went to a mobile home at 24 Main St. in Detroit to get more drugs, according to court documents released today.

Jason Cote, the man police say bludgeoned Ricky Cole to death in Detroit July 18, will appear in court today.

Police say a Palmyra man has been charged with bludgeoning Ricky Cole to death July 18 in Detroit.

Police are looking for possible victims of a man who is accused of using bad checks.