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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PublishedJuly 13, 2016
Central Maine Egg Festival in Pittsfield promises a fun ‘eggs-perience’ this week
The Pittsfield gala, now in its 44th year, runs through Saturday, with food, a parade and fireworks.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2016
Woman with possible history of setting fires appears in court on Waterville arson charges
Jean M. Rowe, 60, is charged with two class A felonies related to a fire April 3 at Motivational Services in Waterville.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2016
Pair of pedestrians injured in Tuesday hit-and-run in Anson
Police are looking for the owner of a 2005 Ford Escape, located in Madison, which they believe was involved in the accident that injured a husband and wife.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2016
Bingham man robbed at gunpoint at his home, police say
A robber in black leather jacket and helmet with dark visor reportedly brandished a semiautomatic handgun in the third Somerset County robbery in two weeks.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2016
Burnham Boys rockabilly band to perform benefit to end hunger
Guitarist Peter Witham is back on the benefit concert trail after serious illness last year put him on the receiving end; the July 22 concert is his way of giving back, his mother says.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2016
Woman injured when SUV hits house in Skowhegan
Police said the woman suffered a medical injury before crashing into the back of the house on Able Way shortly after 11:30 a.m.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2016
Robert Burton murder trial set for August in Bangor
The Abbot man accused in the slaying of Stephanie Ginn Gebo in Parkman last year who then turned himself in after a nine-week manhunt will be tried in neighboring Penobscot County because of pre-trial publicity.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2016
Robber attacks employee, takes cash at Skowhegan gas station
Police said an employee at the Shell station on Madison Avenue was struck and knocked to the ground Monday morning, two weeks after an arrest for an attempted armed robbery at a convenience store in town.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2016
Fire at Athens pellet mill halts production for a day
A small explosion in a pipe at Maine Wood Pellet Co. early Monday morning brought fire crews from five towns.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2016
Alliance in Skowhegan grain project testing draws interest
The Heritage Grain Restoration Project hopes to find the best strains for bread and beer production in Maine’s cold climate.
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