State fire marshal’s investigators were joined by the state police major crimes unit and evidence response team on Milburn Street, but the fire is not considered suspicious.
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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Brother records CD of slain Maine corporal’s songs in Nashville
Eugene Cole’s sibling pours his heartache into ‘Life Without You,’ which will be released next month.
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Maine judge tells no-show jurors they’re out of order
The state’s deputy chief justice warns they may face punishment for ignoring summonses.
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Skowhegan mother charged with misusing 911, violating release
Stephanie Freeman, 29, has been arrested or summoned 16 times in the last two years, including charges related to being discovered intoxicated with a 2-year-old child.
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Skowhegan workers unearth wooden pre-Civil War water main
The North Avenue find, discovered amid excavation for the town’s sewer separation project, probably dates to about the 1850s, officials said.
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Skowhegan man charged with assaulting police officer says he was having seizure
Noah Goodridge, 20, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the assault charge, saying he suffered an epileptic seizure June 12 when Officer Ryan Blakeney confronted and arrested him.
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State police: Fairfield man killed in car crash on I-95 in Waterville
Bertrand Bard, 73, lost control while passing another vehicle, crashed into trees and died at the scene.
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Businesses join forces to build home for widow of slain Norridgewock deputy
After her husband was shot while on duty, Sheryl Cole dropped their plan to make more space for the grandkids. Then others stepped in.
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Connecticut driver was drunk, police say, when he crashed into house in Somerset County
Maine State Police said Scott Nicholson, 48, was charged, and no one was injured.
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Director presses his effort to carry a gun at Skowhegan center for disabled children
Citing incidents this year in Somerset County, Jeff Johnson appeals an earlier denial of his request by the state.