Jay Mercier of Industry was sentenced this morning to 70 years in prison for the murder 32 years ago of Rita St. Peter of Anson.
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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Somerset administrator abruptly quits after closed-door meeting
Larry Post, who took the job in October 2010, says, “We did not see eye to eye regarding the direction and management of the county.”
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Felled tree cuts power to 3,500 in 7 towns
The CMP customers lost power after a logger reportedly cut down a large tree that fell onto a transmission line.
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Murder defendant changes plea to guilty
Juan Contreras is sentenced to 50 years in the brutal stabbing death of Grace Burton, 81, last year.
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Mass. man gets 50 years for killing Farmington woman
FARMINGTON — Juan Contreras, the man on trial this week for the murder of 81-year-old Grace Burton changed his plea to guilty on Thursday.
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Suspect claims blackout on night of alleged Maine murder
Juan Contreras alleges his marijuana was spiked when an elderly woman was fatally stabbed.
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Remorse, but no explanation in Farmington murder trial
The man on trial for killing 81-year-old Grace Burton in her apartment told police he was sorry about what happened but offered no motive.
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Attorney: Attacker unaware of his actions during killing
The attorney for a man accused of killing an elderly woman in her Farmington apartment said today that his client was intoxicated and did not know what he was doing during the attack.
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Police: Starks shooting investigation could take weeks
Forensic evidence going to crime lab in Augusta. Family says Kerry Hebert, 56, was shot once near his home when he confronted two men and asked them not to hunt on his property. He’s in stable condition this morning, police say.
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Police arrest armed man after standoff in North Anson
Police charge Randy Grover Jr., 30, of New Portland with felony terrorizing.