William Sweet, who may be homeless and living in the truck, was summoned for operating under the influence and without a license.
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.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Maine Crime
Jury selection for murder trial of Luc Tieman underway in Somerset County court
Tieman, of Fairfield, charged in the death of his wife, Valerie, sat in a judge’s chambers as prospective jurors were interviewed by the judge and defense and prosecuting attorneys.
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Jury selection to start today in Fairfield man’s murder trial in connection with 2016 slaying
Luc Tieman, 34, charged in the death of his wife Valerie, whose body was found in a shallow trench behind Tieman’s parents’ home with two bullet wounds on the head and neck.
Posted inLocal & State
Skowhegan officials, ice-rink advocates to explore public-private partnership
A group of the town’s residents has urged the town to return the rink to the Skowhegan Fairgrounds, where it had been for 30 years.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Shuttered Madison mill may benefit from federal economic development grants, officials say
The U.S. Department of Commerce funding totaling $130,000 is intended to assist in finding new possibilities for the shuttered Madison Paper mill and other Somerset County projects.
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Group organizes effort to return Skowhegan ice skating rink to fairgrounds
The Group will address selectmen Tuesday night after the move to the recreation center for cost and convenience reasons drew the ire of residents.
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Canaan couple charged with burglary, assault after allegedly taking child
Police say Emily Hartley and Justin Baker kicked in a door and took another couple’s 4-year-old boy over suspicions something bad had happened to the child.
Posted inBusiness, Schools and Education
Menu of KVCC food programs takes students from farm to table
The culinary arts program, hand in hand with the sustainable agriculture program at the Fairfield school, trains students to produce food on the farm, prepare it in the kitchen and make a living doing it as a business.
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Last gavel comes down at James Julia Auctions house with sale of pellet rifle
Jim Julia, who took over the auction house from his father, barks his last bid after 50 years and $700 million in sales — including, today, a $600,000 1866 Winchester rifle.
Posted inLocal & State
Replica of original Maine state flag flies over Somerset County courthouse
County Commissioner Robert Sezak said Wednesday is the 117th birthday of the flag that served as the state flag from 1901 to 1909.