Donald Bessey had a gun, but evidence at a recent trial showed he did not threaten people at the Cumberland Farms store in December, his lawyer said.
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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St. Albans woman killed in 2-vehicle crash
Madeline Nangle, 63, died at a Bangor hospital after the accident on Route 43, police say.
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Franklin County man dies when pickup hits tree, catches fire
It is the 4th highway death in Maine over the weekend, police say.
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Body of Canadian hiker found along Appalachian Trail in Franklin County
Gerald Gabon, 55, of Milton, Ontario, apparently died of a medical problem while hiking alone on the trail in Maine.
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More than 100 people ask if Massachusetts energy policy will destroy Moosehead Lake region
For many in the audience of presentation in Rockwood Strip on Wednesday, that answer was yes.
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Suspicious box, ‘disturbing’ message at Skowhegan business led to road closure
Skowhegan Police Chief David Bucknam said crews responded to a report of a suspicious package at the business called AtWork, and the state police bomb squad had been called to investigate but later was turned back.
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At Skowhegan State Fair, french fries aren’t just small potatoes
Stanley McGray’s secret is buying fresh from Maine farms.
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Anson woman tried to bite sheriff’s deputy, rammed head against cruiser cage, police say
Heather Haley, 30, was arrested Monday night after Somerset County sheriff’s deputies were sent to a noise complaint on Valley Road in Anson.
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Fairfield woman arrested on felony drug charges
Roxanne Mattson, 34, allegedly had cocaine, heroin and prescription drug pills at her Main Street apartment, where police also found two children.
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Skowhegan rally denounces bigotry
Protesters demonstrate against white supremacy on the Margaret Chase Smith bridge.