Central Maine small businesses gear up for busy weekend

Holiday shoppers rested after Black Friday, will descend on local businesses for Small Business Saturday.

Police searching for person who robbed Norridgewock convenience store

Thursday night Somerset Communications received a call reporting that a man had robbed the Cumberland Farms on Main Street in Norridgewock.

U.S. Attorney for Maine warning public about dangerous counterfeit pills

Based on a sampling of tablets seized nationwide between January and March of 2019, the DEA found that 27% contained potentially lethal doses of fentanyl.

Motor vehicle crash in St. Albans kills one, injures another

Heather Gallagher, 20, of St. Albans was operating a 2002 Toyota Camry on the Palmyra Road when she lost control of the vehicle and crossed the center line into the path of an oncoming vehicle, hitting it head on.

Two indicted, one sentenced in burglaries, thefts in Somerset and other counties

Skowhegan man indicted on drug trafficking charges and possession of fentanyl, heroin

Indictments include charges for domestic violence, assaults on corrections and police officers, drug trafficking and burglaries in Somerset County.

Morning Sentinel Oct. 20 police log

Waterville area police log for Oct. 20, 2019.

New York man sentenced for conspiring to distribute drugs in central Maine

Jamie "Booger" Betances, of Rochester, N.Y., was sentenced to 126 months in prison and three years of supervised release by Judge John A. Woodcock.

Waterville center for grieving children expands to Somerset County

Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area receive $10,000 grant to expand Hope's Place to Somerset County and are collaborating on the services with Hospice Volunteers of Somerset County.

Former Jackman physician assistant indicted by Somerset County grand jury

Indicted for manslaughter and operating under the influence was Jocelyn Jones, who was involved in an accident that resulted in the death of Michael Handy of Harmony in February.