The children were taken to Redington-Fairview General Hospital for treatment, while five other children aboard the bus were unharmed.
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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Brother says New Hampshire hunter died doing what he loved
The cause of Todd Babula’s death has yet to be determined, but his brother Steve believes a medical problem felled him in the New Portland woods.
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Woman, dog escaped West Athens fire that started around wood stove
Firefighters flattened the house to make sure blaze was 100 percent out, while the American Red Cross is helping the resident to get back on her feet.
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West Athens fire destroys home Sunday
American Red Cross assisting the family who got out of blaze uninjured after North Road blaze.
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Veterans get plenty of thanks on Veterans Day in Madison
Daystar Chapel serves free meal to dozens of veterans Sunday.
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Penobscot Nation ambassador calls on Skowhegan to retire ‘Indians’ nickname
Maulian Dana hand delivered formal appeal to SAD 54 board members on Nov. 1.
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Maine Warden Service finds body of missing hunter in New Portland area
Wardens notified the Office of Chief Medial Examiner about the body of Todd Babula, of New Hampshire.
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Madison man helped bring back bell ringing on Veterans Day
The tradition of ringing church bells to mark the end of World War I had faded after World War II, was revived 30 years ago and is now in decline again.
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State tells CMP its application to build 145-mile power line incomplete
The Department of Environmental Protection says it cannot evaluate the project without information in four areas, a request CMP calls routine.
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CMP power line opponents plead case to Somerset County commissioners
Commissioners expect to hear from advocates for the 145-mile transmission line at their December meeting.