The jail violated their labor rights from 2017-19, when administrators paid correctional officers less overtime wages than they were entitled to per federal labor laws.
somerset county maine
Posted inElection 2023, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Somerset County commissioners seek voter OK to appoint important county post
The register of deeds works to process thousands of documents each year but the county is finding it difficult to find someone to fill the position, which is why they want to make it an appointed position rather than an elected one.
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Thirteen inmates at Somerset County Jail test positive for COVID-19
Two employees of the jail in Madison also tested positive for the virus, and administrators have taken steps to prevent further spread.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Embden man seriously injured when his car veers off road, strikes utility pole and trees
Brendan Manning, 34, was driving north on Dunbar Hill Road in Embden on Thursday when his car left the road, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Pittsfield woman convicted on one count and acquitted of another in sex assault case
A jury in Skowhegan on Wednesday found Davina Petchonka, 39, guilty of incest, which is a misdemeanor, and a judge sentenced her to time already served.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Jury begins deliberating whether Pittsfield woman sexually assaulted teenage minor
A Skowhegan jury could decide as early as Wednesday whether Davina Petchonka, 39, of Pittsfield, committed the sexual assault offenses last year.
Posted inCommunity
Eligible counties for Hurricane Lee yet to be determined
When a Major Disaster Declaration is approved for all, or some, of Maine’s 16 counties, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Single Family Housing Repair Loans and Grants will be available to assist.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Two charged after multiple stolen vehicles found at St. Albans property, police say
Steven Dumont, 41, and Shania Tripp, 25, both of St. Albans, were arrested Wednesday and charged with receiving stolen property after deputies from the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office recovered three stolen vehicles at a St. Albans residence this week.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Moscow man indicted on manslaughter, other charges following deadly automobile crash
Eric Tankerley, 34, was indicated recently by a Somerset County grand jury and is expected to face charges, including manslaughter, for his involvement last year in a Caratunk crash in which two women died.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
North Anson man who led deputies on high-speed chase pleads guilty to drug charges
Prosecutors said Cody Mosher had enough fentanyl on him to cover more than 379,000 lethal doses.