Dwayne Weese, 56, assaulted a woman at an Athens home earlier this week, leading to the standoff that lasted some four hours, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
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Man, 65, dies in Athens after pickup truck swerves off road and crashes into ditch, officials say
James Troy of Athens died Thursday morning when his Ford F-150 pickup truck crashed into a ditch on Chapman Ridge Road, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
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Arborist from Athens dies in fall from tree in China
Christopher Thwing, 35, was working Wednesday afternoon when he accidentally severed his safety line and then fell to the ground, officials said.
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Residents in Athens say it’s OK to sell alcohol on Sundays
People in the Somerset County town voted as part of the annual Town Meeting to approve the Sunday sales, and then a day later OK’d an annual municipal budget of about $700,000.
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Athens fire chief arrested on charges of sexual misconduct with a minor, sheriff says
Sean Boyd, 45, has since resigned as chief amid charges he sexually assaulted a child over a six-month period in 2014, according to officials.
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Somerset County Sheriff’s Office seeks public’s help to find man who escaped ankle monitor
Virgil White, 33, was known last to be in Athens and is wanted for a number of charges.
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Athens, Skowhegan students attend trade show with Lasell University
NEWTON, Mass. — Two Lasell University students, Alexis Grant of Athens and Sydney Veilleux of Skowhegan, were among 50 students from the university’s School of Fashion to travel to the Coterie Spring trade show at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. Grant attended the show to view apparel lines from vendors around the […]
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Three charged after Skowhegan search yields stolen firearms, fentanyl and other illicit drugs, police say
Those charged include Roger Lloyd Jr., 24, and Dakota Merril, 19, whose Skowhegan apartment was searched Wednesday, according to officials.
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Man burned after camper-trailer catches fire in Athens, chief says
The town’s fire chief said that crews responded Tuesday evening to the report of flames on Harmony Road.
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Fire destroys large commercial garage in Athens, drawing 12 fire departments
Firefighters were able to save two nearby buildings and a lot of equipment Saturday at Linkletter & Sons Inc. at 115 Harmony Road, but a 60-by-100-foot large commercial garage was destroyed.