William Smith allegedly assaulted his brother while police were looking for him elsewhere.
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.
St. Albans man charged with murder in 2016 to change plea to guilty
Jeremy Erving would face 25 years to life in prison for the killing of his uncle, Randy Erving.
Pregnant woman who crashed in Skowhegan died in ambulance on way to hospital, police say
The baby Desiree Strout of Canaan was carrying was delivered by C-section and transferred to EMMC in Bangor, but the hospital has declined to provide information about the baby.
Baby delivered by C-section after mother dies in Skowhegan crash
The victim, Desiree Strout, was 9 months pregnant and on her way to the hospital to be medically induced to give birth.
James D. Julia’s auction house is firing its last round
Renowned for its rare firearms division, the Fairfield company has been sold and will hold its final two auctions in February and March.
Skowhegan to host first Moose Festival
The three-day event will be held in June in conjunction with the annual Maine Moose Permit Lottery.
Fire crews from a dozen towns battle Canaan blaze Monday
A neighbor who called 911 said no one was home when the fire broke out around 1:30 p.m.
Somerset County commissioners say they back 145-mile transmission line project
Central Maine Power wants to build the corridor to move hydro power from Quebec to Massachusetts.
Three-vehicle crash in Madison injures 3, one seriously
One of the victims is moved to a Boston hospital with possible spinal injuries.
Waterville standoff ends peacefully
A local woman is hospitalized and issued a summons alleging she held police at bay for about four hours.