Teenagers saying they were local firefighters might have been looking over a home with the intention of commiting a burglary or robbery there later, the fire chief 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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Fairfield police receive more than 12 car burglary reports
Several cars were reported broken into Friday morning on Gordon Place, as were others on High Street, Elm Street, Main Street and Highland Avenue, according to police reports.
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Strategic work on block of wood sends Maine Scout to Pinewood Derby championships
Trevor Russell, 8, of North Anson is headed to New York City after winning the local race in March and the regional competition in April.
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Legend of storied biscuits at Skowhegan jailhouse inspires new restaurant menu
The Miller’s Table is set to open Friday in the former county jail in Skowhegan, featuring local grains, seasonal soups, wood-fired pizza and craft beer.
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Skowhegan students create garden to aid survival of monarch butterflies
The third-grade class takes action after learning that many butterflies are in danger because of habitat loss.
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Skowhegan arson suspect to undergo mental health evaluation
A Skowhegan boy, 15, is being held in juvenile detention until an evaluation bed is found.
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Suspected arson of cars investigated in Skowhegan
Five cars were burned and five more vandalized early Monday on Family Circle.
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Six people charged Friday in Skowhegan drug raid
Heroin, crack cocaine, cash and alleged trafficking documentation seized by police.
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York man’s death in whitewater rafting accident ruled a drowning
Richard Sanders’ wife says he took the trip Saturday with his son as ‘a spur-of-the-moment thing.’
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Body found Saturday in Skowhegan was that of a 44-year-old woman
Police said Monday that the woman whose body was found had been reported missing and her death was a suicide.