Doug Harlow is a veteran Morning Sentinel reporter now covering Skowhegan municipal government and police, court activity and general news from around Somerset County. In his spare time he raises chickens for eggs, cayenne peppers, fingerling potatoes, garlic and other organic vegetables with his wife, Mary Lou, who also maintains lovely flower gardens. Their little farm also produces maple syrup and heritage apples. Doug and Mary Lou moved to Maine in 1987 Doug, a Stone Soup Society poet and cab driver in Boston in the 1970s, was hired as a contracted correspondent for the Sentinel in January, 1988. His interests include baseball, especially the Boston Red Sox, and feeding the wild birds that visit them in the winter.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2016
Former Riverview patient’s Somerset County hearing postponed again
James Mayo, of Cornville, was to appear in court Wednesday on a bail revocation hearing, but it was postponed for a second time and he remains in jail as state officials try to find him a place to live.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2016
Skowhegan man charged in Aug. 8 sexual assault on woman
John Jolly, 50, is charged with two felony counts in Skowhegan’s third sexual abuse arrest in as many weeks.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2016
Skowhegan teen pleads guilty to burglary and theft day after arrest
William McCarty Jr., 19, was sentenced Monday to 10 days in jail after he was arrested for burglarizing parked cars and stealing money Sunday.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2016
Robert Burton murder trial postponed while he seeks new lawyer
Burton, of Abbot, charged with killing Stephanie Ginn Gebo in June 2015 in Parkman, was scheduled for trial next week, but that has been delayed for as much as a year.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2016
Skowhegan assessors set tax rate at $19.04 per $1,000 in property value
The new property tax rate is 74 cents per $1,000 more than last year, but absorbs a drop in taxable property value at the Sappi North America paper mill.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2016
Cornville man with terrorizing convictions in Somerset County indicted in Kennebec County
James Mayo is charged with two counts of felony assault allegedly committed while he was a patient at the Riverview Psychiatric Center in Augusta.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2016
Moscow man’s bail revoked after he allegedly violated domestic violence charge terms
Robert Beane, 68, reportedly went to Bingham four times, where he’s forbidden to go, triggering an electronic monitoring device.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2016
Jackman man, before extradition to Pennsylvania, to face Maine charges he pointed gun at deputy
Matthew Mayberry, who allegedly threatened a Somerset County deputy when arrested on a fugitive warrant in May, will be tried in Maine before he is returned to Pennsylvania.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2016
Heat doesn’t stop fun Thursday on Skowhegan State Fair’s opening day
The 198th edition of the country’s longest-operating agricultural fair runs through Aug. 20, with rides, food, livestock shows, truck and tractor pulls, live music, shows and exhibits.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2016
Skowhegan Police Department offering free classes on child safety seat installation
Officer Michael Bachelder recently completed training for National Child Passenger Safety Certification.
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