Local News in Somerset County, Maine
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Harmony Hartland Highland Plt
Hinckley Jackman Lexington Twp
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New Portland Norridgewock North Anson
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Solon Wellington West Forks
Cornville Pleasant Rdg Plt Dennistown
Somerset jail turns away out-of-county inmates
Thu, 17 May 2012 05:45:50 -0700
The Somerset County Jail has stopped accepting inmates from other counties because of an ongoing battle with the state about the cost of housing them.
County jails failing under state control
Wed, 16 May 2012 21:40:22 -0700
Four years after Maine patched together a "consolidation" of county jails under state supervision, it's abundantly clear the experiment isn't working.
Somerset jail stops housing other counties' inmates
Thu, 17 May 2012 04:14:54 -0700
The Somerset County Jail stops accepting inmates from other counties because of an ongoing battle with state officials about the cost to house them.
County’s Chief Money Man Left Last Job Under a Cloud
Wed, 09 May 2012 10:10:16 -0700
AUGUSTA — Phil Roy wanted a camper. It cost $15,000, but he didn’t have the money. What Roy did have was access to cash — someone else’s cash. Roy, a longtime Republican politician from Somerset County, managed a federally funded agency’s checking account as well as the checking account of the state Republican Party, where he was treasurer. So in August of 2009, Uncle Sam and the Maine GOP ...
'Enough is enough'
Wed, 16 May 2012 21:58:34 -0700
EAST MADISON -- The Somerset County Jail has stopped accepting inmates from other counties because of an ongoing battle with state officials about the cost to house them.
Franklin County sends its inmates to Wiscasset
Tue, 15 May 2012 16:10:02 -0700
FARMINGTON — Franklin County jail inmates are in for a ride. People arrested in towns such as Wilton, Carrabassett Valley and Rangeley have traditionally been booked and held at the Somerset County Jail in Madison, about 30 minutes from Farmington.
Wrong pay, no stay
Wed, 16 May 2012 21:36:55 -0700
EAST MADISON -- The Somerset County Jail has stopped accepting inmates from other counties because of an ongoing battle with state officials about the cost to house them.
Dispatches
Thu, 17 May 2012 23:14:24 -0700
Mercy Hospital produces documents for trial defense / Maine driver fleeing police crashes, leaves drugs behind / Colby College students face alcohol-related charges . . . and more Maine news.
From jail to grist mill
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:17:53 -0700
SKOWHEGAN, Maine (NEWS CENTER)--The Somerset County jail once housed inmates but now the cells have been sprung open for a new purpose. Somerset Grist Mill will be producing flour there under the brand name Maine Grains.
Whooping cough on rise in Maine, across nation
Thu, 17 May 2012 21:59:10 -0700
The number of whooping cough cases in Maine is on the rise, mirroring a nationwide trend that health officials attribute in part to children and adults failing to get booster shots every 10 years.