Luc Tieman, found guilty last year of murdering his wife, Valerie Tieman, in 2016, is appealing on the basis of evidence allowed at his trial.
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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Harmony man killed in crash on Route 201 in Bingham
Michael Handy was pronounced deceased at the scene of the two-vehicle head-on crash.
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Former Skowhegan woman in court Thursday facing child sex abuse charges
Amy L. Bussard, who was extradited from Oklahoma to Maine, pleads not guilty to two felony charges of unlawful sexual contact with two girls under 12.
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Skowhegan’s moose calling contest set world record
With 1,054 people belting out their best call, last year’s Skowhegan festival set a new Guinness World Record mark.
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Maine corrections officer charged with sex crime against child
Phillip Nelson Campbell, 65, of Harmony faces up to 10 years in prison on a charge of unlawful sexual contact with a child under 12.
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Four people hospitalized in Monday morning crash in Skowhegan
A tractor-trailer and pickup truck collide on Madison Avenue just after midnight.
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Skowhegan hosts the ultimate in dogs, sleds and kids
Sled dog rides at Coburn Park kept the high energy of the Somerset SnowFest going strong.
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Amish-cut ice being used for Somerset SnowFest Ice Bar in Skowhegan
Hundred-pound blocks of ice, cut by hand from a pond by an Amish farmer, set the stage for weekend festivities.
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Skowhegan detective goes on trial in April
Detective Don Avery has pleaded not guilty to domestic violence assault on his former wife on Father’s Day 2017, and the judge has ruled that previous uncharged allegations are not admissible at trial in May.
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Domestic violence case against ex-Maine jail guard postponed until spring
Jeremy Carr maintains his innocence in an alleged assault against his former girlfriend.