Laura Thompson, director of sustainable development and policy initiatives, was honored this month in Portland.
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 inLocal & State
Anson accepts former paper mill’s landfill, $2 million to maintain it
Voters also agreed to pursue a lawsuit against former tax collector Claudia Viles for embezzling more than $500K from the town.
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Posted inMaine Crime
Somerset County grand jury hands up indictment in arson case
Other cases involve charges of assault, theft, burglary and violation of conditions of release related to unlawful sexual contact.
Posted inMaine Crime
Prosecutors seek life sentence for Robert Burton in slaying of girlfriend
The Abbot man was convicted of the murder of Stephanie Gebo in June 2015 in Parkman where they had lived together for two years.
Posted inMaine Crime
Grand jury indictments show hard drugs in Somerset County
Charges alleged on opioids, prescription painkillers, heroin and now fentanyl, a powerful synthetic.
Posted inLocal & State
Predicted snowstorm postpones Anson special town meeting
Vote on the future of the paper mill landfill scheduled for Tuesday night moved to 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Posted inLocal & State
Truck driver killed in Monday morning crash in Franklin County
The crash happened just before 9:30 a.m. near the Canadian border at Coburn Gore and Chain of Ponds.
Posted inBusiness
At Central Maine Wreath company, booming business leads to higher wages
The large holiday-season industry seems to be having a good year, especially so for those employed as ‘fir tippers’ bringing in the balsam harvest.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Anson to decide whether to accept Madison Paper’s landfill
The paper mill’s former owners also would provide $2.4 million to maintain the property.
Posted inMaine Crime
North Anson man charged with furnishing, possession of drugs
The arrest of John D. Pierce Jr. is the result of continuing drug-related investigations in Somerset County.