Somerset County Commissioners unanimously appointed Dawn DiBlasi as the new county administrator Thursday, beginning June 10.
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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Somerset County sues state over withheld $280K jail payment
Somerset County filed a civil suit against the state Board of Corrections on Tuesday for payment of more than $280,000 the county contends it is owed for operations at the Somerset County Jail.
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Third suspect in 2012 Skowhegan robbery free on bail
Corey Scott Gardea, 20, of Skowhegan, is charged with robbery and theft in connection with an attack on a man at an apartment at 56 Waterville Road in Skowhegan on March 27, 2012.
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Five injured in Saturday Skowhegan crash out of hospital
Charles Lovelace, 70, Winnie Lovelace, 67, both of Sangerville; Ashley Nanny, 11; Michelle Tice, and Brian Bishop, 29, both of Skowhegan, were treated and released from Redington-Fairview General Hospital following a two-vehicle crash on state Route 150 on Saturday evening.
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Skowhegan police think Sunday home invasion, smash-and-grab related
A Skowhegan home invasion robbery on Hanover Street and a smash-and-grab burglary 30 minutes later at Stony Brook Market on U.S. Route 2 have police looking into a possible connection between the two incidents.
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Canaan to celebrate 225th year with dances, food and parade
Canaan is commemorating its 225th year next month with dances, food and a parade.
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Skowhegan Police suspend search for driver in high-speed chase
Skowhegan Police have suspended the search for a Fairfield man who fled into the woods on Middle Road Wednesday, but this isn’t the first high-speed chase Ernest Almeida has been involved with.
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Cornville’s 10-Mile Yard Sale set for this weekend
The 30th annual 10-Mile Yard Sale on West Ridge Road in Cornville, featuring some 50 families, is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, rain or shine.
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Harvest of friendship grows in garden for sight-challenged pair
When 52-year-old Deon Lyons, of Clinton, lost his eyesight in 2010, he was ready to give up living.
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Body of missing snowmobiler found in Rangeley Lake indentified as Glenn Henderson
Game wardens recovered the body of Glenn Henderson, 43, of Sabattus, a snowmobiler missing since December, this afternoon from the waters of Rangeley Lake.