Maurice Bard started his auto body shop at his West Street garage in Fairfield; now in the hands of his son and his wife, it has been named the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year.
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, Maine Crime
Jay Mercier, convicted in 2012 in one of Maine’s oldest cold case homicides, back in court
Mercier is mounting a third appeal of his conviction for the murder of Rita St. Peter on July 5, 1980, in Anson.
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Norridgewock remembers slain hometown hero Cpl. Eugene Cole
Food drive and personal care items are being collected through Thursday, the one-year anniversary of the shooting death of the Somerset County sheriff’s deputy.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Skowhegan Savings banker honored with Mid-Maine Chamber Rising Star Award
Brandi Meisner, a community banker, fits the bill for Rising Star in area business, Chamber President and CEO Kimberly Lindlof said.
Posted inLocal & State
Skowhegan Rec Director Denise LeBlanc celebrates 30 years on the job
LeBlanc’s anniversary coincides with the 30th anniversary of construction of the Community Center, which is due to expand, realizing plans that have been in the works since 2006.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Morning Sentinel April 16 police log
Waterville area police reports for Tuesday, April 16, 2019.
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Skowhegan’s Run of River project gets anonymous $31,000 grant
Whitewater park will feature a rapids course through the Kennebec River Gorge in downtown Skowhegan and an expanded trail system.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Oakland man charged with 15 sex crimes against a child indicted by Somerset County grand jury
Raymond A. Brickett, 65, was arrested in January on seven counts of gross sexual assault and eight counts of unlawful sexual contact, all felonies.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Cannabis Report
Donny Christen returns to Skowhegan courthouse steps for marijuana legalization, where it all began in 1991
Christen, of Starks, said the reason for the protest was to “free the people” from the new “Reefer Madness,” referring to the 1936 cult film about the horrors of marijuana use.
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After years as decorated FBI agent, new Pittsfield chief on community police beat
Harold “Pete” Bickmore, who took over as Pittsfield’s police chief 18 months ago, said his focus is drawing on his experience to keep the public and his officers safe, while working with the community.