SKOWHEGAN (AP) — Police say a Skowhegan man is facing drug charges after a raid on his apartment yielded more than 400 bags of heroin. Darreyl Wright entered no plea to the charges against him in an initial appearance Wednesday in Somerset County District Court. He is being held in lieu of $10,000 cash bail. […]
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Weld representative plans to continue work started by current administration
WELD — State Rep. Thomas Skolfield, R-Weld, hopes to continue the work started by the current administration over the past four years in his first term. Skolfield, chairman of the Weld Board of Selectmen, was elected to serve House District 112 on Nov. 4. The district covers the towns of Avon, Carrabassett Valley, Carthage, East […]
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Franklin County to swear in Somerset County deputies
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to allow the sheriff to swear in full-time deputies from neighboring Somerset County. Somerset will do the same for Franklin County deputies. Franklin County deputies currently do not have the jurisdiction to stop vehicles in a six- or seven-mile stretch of Route 27 in New Portland, Sheriff Scott […]
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New Portland woman charged with firing on officer
NEW PORTLAND (AP) — Authorities have arrested a woman they say fired a gun at a Somerset County sheriff’s deputy from the doorway of a New Portland home. The deputy was not injured. Police told the Morning Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1cWgY6C ) it started at about 11 p.m. Tuesday when 34-year-old Bonnie Jean Tanguay called 911, but […]
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Judge rules in favor of Somerset County in jail dispute
SKOWHEGAN (AP) — A court has ruled that Somerset County can use the revenue it receives for housing federal detainees to help pay the debt for construction of the county jail. The ruling Monday was made in response to a lawsuit brought by the county against the state Board of Corrections for payment of more […]