Gregory V. Hickey is alleged to have broken into a home and assaulted the homeowner.
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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Waterville Opera House breaks even; acoustically, it soars
Thanks to $5 million worth of renovations in 2013, it sounds like the venue has no place to go but up.
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Posted inLocal & State
Skowhegan chief vows parking ticket blitz
Chief Ted Blais has had enough of motorists parking illegally in spaces designated for the handicapped, and he wants his officers to watch for it.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Canaan man accused in forged check spree
Police say Matthew Reilly forged 10 checks and illegally collected upward of $12,000.
Posted inLocal & State
Skowhegan, two brothers settle suit over crash involving street sweeper
The 2012 collision occurred when a Jeep operated by Patrick Poirier tried to pass the sweeper and hit it, injuring his brother’s 14-year-old son.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Mother, young children rescued in Skowhegan crash
Four young children were pulled from a wrecked vehicle after it slid off a snow-covered road and rolled down an embankment.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Skowhegan high school fire probed
The fire appeared to have been intentionally set in a trash can in a girls restroom.
Posted inLocal & State
Human rights investigator says Norridgewock landlords discriminated
A state official said it was illegal discrimination when a couple tried to evict a tenant because her disabled daughter visited with a service dog.
Posted inLife & Culture
Skowhegan and its bread fest make list of quirkiest places
Also on CNN’s list is a spot in Austin, Texas, where you can play bingo with a chicken on a piece of plywood with numbered boxes.
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Skowhegan’s businesses had their ups and downs last year
While RadioShack closed, other stores opened, expanded and changed locations in town.