Issac D. Bissell, 25, faces two counts of possession of sexually explicit material, among several people recently indicted by a Somerset County grand jury.
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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NAPA Auto Parts moving into former Skowhegan Aubuchon Hardware
The new owner, an investment group, already owns three other NAPA stores in Mexico, Wilton and Bridgton.
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Athens voters approve road bond, marijuana prohibition ordinance at annual Town Meeting
Residents will borrow $300,000 for the $475,000 paving project on Chapman Ridge Road and Dore Hill Road.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News
Survey, cultural planning for Somerset County in progress
Attracting visitors and providing options for farmers, artists and business leaders are all part of surveys from Main Street Skowhegan and Wesserunsett Arts Council.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Norridgewock man indicted on gun charges related to police standoff at a store
Donald L. Bessey, 67, allegedly threatened two people with a gun in December before being brought down by police with a stun gun.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Patients at Skowhegan’s Redington-Fairview General Hospital targeted in phishing scam
Automated calls from a local number seek financial information while offering help pay bills, a scam that has not been reported to have duped anyone, officials said.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Starks voters at Town Meeting to weigh marijuana retail sales, Indigenous Peoples Day
The referendum question on a pot ban will be part of the election ballot Friday, and spending articles are to be voted on Saturday, both at the Starks Community Center.
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Injured hiker in Somerset County taken to hospital after injury
The hiking incident was reported Tuesday morning near the border of Franklin and Somerset counties, near the Jerome Brook Trail in Carrying Place Township.
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Athens voters to revisit road paving bond at Town Meeting
A proposal to fix and pave Dore Hill Road and Chapman Ridge Road failed last year over fears of a school budget shortfall, but residents at Saturday’s annual meeting will be asked again to approve spending for the plan.
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Poland Spring courted for Madison mill sites as buyers, tenants are sought
Madison area officials say they would like to see Poland Spring water company find water sources for possible move into the former mill that closed in May.