The Somerset Woods Trustees purchased the parcel, located next to the north inlet of Lake Wesserunsett, from the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.
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A poet offers an intimate, meandering picture of rural life in Maine
Baron Wormser’s memoir, ‘The Road Washes Out in Spring,’ was reissued in March. Its sharply observed, compassionate vignettes of his own off-the-grid life and the lives of those around him endure.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Etna man, 18, who threatened ‘Lewiston part two’ posed credible risk of violence, complaint says
Michael Bowden was arrested Sunday after he appeared to threaten to commit a shooting at the Walmart Supercenter in Palmyra, where he worked previously, and an internal investigation by the company deemed him a credible threat, according to a criminal complaint.
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Somerset County Jail paid 140 correctional officers $133,000 in overtime case
The jail violated their labor rights from 2017-19, when administrators paid correctional officers less overtime wages than they were entitled to per federal labor laws.
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Thirteen inmates at Somerset County Jail test positive for COVID-19
Two employees of the jail in Madison also tested positive for the virus, and administrators have taken steps to prevent further spread.
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North Anson man who led deputies on high-speed chase pleads guilty to drug charges
Prosecutors said Cody Mosher had enough fentanyl on him to cover more than 379,000 lethal doses.
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Gun manufacturer responds to lawsuit alleging one of its guns is unsafe, prone to misfiring
Sig Sauer denied all allegations made by a Somerset County Sheriff’s deputy who sued them in July, alleging he was injured by a defective handgun the company has vigorously marketed to law enforcement agencies.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine’s rural police coverage needs better coordination
State police are pulling back on patrols in rural counties, putting pressure on local and county officials – and leaving communities in the lurch.
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Waterville man who admitted to involvement in terrorist conspiracy now facing assault charge
Xavier J. Pelkey was indicted this week in Somerset County on a count of aggravated assault and authorities say he used a chair to injure another inmate at the county jail, where he was being held prior to pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy charge.
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Four arrested in Skowhegan during third drug bust this month, police say
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that it has executed three drug-related search warrants in Skowhegan this month alone, the latest on Thursday on Parlin Street.