Skowhegan police still searching for the man, who Chief Bucknam says made contact with his father after the incident.
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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Plastic bag ban fans conduct Waterville cleanup
The volunteers were supporters of a referendum question about whether to ban Waterville big-box stores’ distribution of single-use plastic shopping bags.
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Norridgewock man indicted on two separate domestic violence charges
A Somerset County grand jury handed up indictments on charges related to drugs, domestic violence and other criminal activity.
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Grand jury indicts Skowhegan man in armed robbery of bank
Dustin L. Everett, 34, is charged with felony robbery and theft in the holdup of Skowhegan Savings Bank in Norridgewock.
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Two men injured in three-vehicle crash Thursday in Norridgewock
One man was taken by LifeFlight helicopter to a Bangor hospital with serious injuries that were not life-threatening.
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Memorial to state trooper to be dedicated in Palmyra
A new monument in a safer spot on U.S. Route 2 will be dedicated Saturday to State Trooper Thomas Merry, who was killed by a car involved in a high-speed chase in 1980.
Posted inArt, Life & Culture, Lifestyle, Local & State
Art project aims to illuminate Kennebec River with fire
Wesserunsett Arts and Main Street Skowhegan are collaborating on a project to place sculptures in the river that will double as fire braziers from the Great Eddy to other towns along the river as a tourist attraction and source of pride.
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Bouquet of roses left at site of fatal fire in Skowhegan
The investigation into a Friday morning fire in which a Skowhegan man died continues.
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Fire destroys log cabin camp on Hancock Pond in Embden
Member of family who owned the camp had to drive around to get cell phone service to report the fire, which had engulfed the building by the time firefighters arrived.
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Skowhegan native returns home to take reins of economic development
Christian Savage says he will focus on jobs, recreational tourism, agriculture, forestry and workforce development while putting in a plug for a consistent power source.