Debby Beckwith-Noonan, 59, who had been in a rehabilitation unit, was well-known for her efforts to restore the Grange hall.
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.
Waterville’s well-known – some say notorious – Bob-In bar changing hands
Gubby Karter, who turned 70 last week, has agreed to sell the venerable tavern to his brother Fred, and the new place will be called Temple Street Tavern.
Men charged with stealing $350,000 in equipment from Maine tannery
James T. Chasse, 31, of Lebanon, and Jose Cruz, 27, of New Jersey, are charged with four counts each of burglary for allegedly breaking into the former Hartland Tannery Co.
Bigelow Brewing in Skowhegan looks to quadruple beer production
‘I don’t know any brewery that is struggling in Maine,’ says co-owner Pam Powers.
Trial in central Maine killing delayed a third time
The murder trial of Jason Cote of Palmyra man is now scheduled for November, after he asked that court-appointed lawyer Philip Mohlar be removed from the case.
Clinton again salutes Gettysburg casualty
The 150th anniversary of war’s end is marked by posthumous honors for Capt. Charles W. Billings.
Snow Plow Rodeo in Skowhegan draws statewide competition
The annual event was part of the Highway Congress, which also includes vendors gathering at the Skowhegan Fairgrounds to tout public works wares.
Scammer dials Maine state trooper; phone traced to Georgia
The trooper is told he missed grand jury duty and would be arrested if he didn’t pay a fine or make a donation to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department.
Retired Augusta police officer acquitted in threatening case
John Lozinzki was charged for pointing a gun at an unarmed man in a confrontation in 2013 at a remote bear-baiting site in Somerset County.
Former Skowhegan fire chief to accept plea deal in theft case
Richard E. Fowler Jr. is agreeing to plead guilty to the New Hampshire charges with a sentence to be determined later.