Charles Fairley told police that the other man yelled racial epithets at him before the alleged attack occurred Wednesday on North Avenue.
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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State police arrest home-invasion suspects in Palmyra incident
Sean Ludden, 47, of Clinton, and Matthew Almeida, 30, of Pittsfield, have been charged with Class A robbery.
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Traffic changes in Skowhegan to take effect Monday to end short-cuts across town
Gem Street and Cowette Street will become one-way, shifting traffic to Jewett Street, where there is a school.
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Skowhegan selectmen to vote on one-way traffic changes
Gem and Cowette streets will become one-way beginning April 17, paving the way for a public hearing on the matter on May 9.
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Propane tanks explode at Pittsfield industrial site
The fire behind Walpole Woodworkers on Industrial Park Street was not related to similar reports of explosions Sunday night in southern Kennebec County, the fire chief said.
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Car sought in high-speed police chase from Fairfield into Skowhegan
Speeds reached 100 mph down Middle Road where Skowhegan police joined the chase Monday morning, police said.
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Fairfield woman recalled as faithful hero in World War I display
The daughter of the Good Will-Hinckley campus founder, Faith Hinckley volunteered to serve amid deadly influenza and ‘shell shocked’ troops during the Great War 100 years ago.
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Tax abatement requests in limbo as former Madison paper mill sale on hold
Decisions by the state Board of Property Tax Review could cost the town of Madison close to $1 million in rebates with rulings in favor of the company that owns the closed mill building.
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Shortcut streets in Skowhegan to become one-way this month
Gem and Cowette streets will become one-way from Madison Avenue in an attempt by town officials to reduce speeding and traffic flow in the residential area.
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KKK flyers in Skowhegan prompt school letters, renewed angst over ‘Indians’ mascot
School officials send letters home to families condemning bigotry, while a Native American leader says the mixed message of keeping the Skowhegan ‘Indians’ mascot is hypocritical.