Doug Harlow

Morning Sentinel

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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Published
July 8, 2016

Missing Maine-bound Florida man found safe in Rhode Island

Francis Phillips, 66, had been missing since he failed to arrive Sunday at a family camp in Hartland, and police said he made it to central Maine but returned to Rhode Island, where he’d originally rented a car, when he became disoriented.
Published
July 8, 2016

Men arrested, freed on bail, after high speed police chase in Somerset County

A fleeing vehicle on Sunday crashed into two utility poles in Solon, knocking off a license plate, which led police to arrest the driver Wednesday.
Published
July 7, 2016

Florida man reported missing after not arriving Sunday in Hartland

The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office is alerting area residents and police agencies to be on the lookout for Francis Phillips, 66, who may suffer from dementia.
Published
July 7, 2016

Aubuchon Hardware closes in downtown Skowhegan after 34 years

Competition from big-box stores such as Home Depot and Super Wal-Mart is too great for the downtown store to survive a changing market, the regional manager says
Published
July 6, 2016

Somerset County police use naloxone for first time, save woman who overdosed

Skowhegan Detective Sgt. Joshua King, who administered the heroin overdose antidote to the woman, said he has a cousin who died last year from a drug overdose.
Published
July 6, 2016

Riverview patient out on release arrested in Cornville on probation violation

James L. Mayo of Cornville, who was deemed incompetent to stand trial on terrorizing charges, failed to show up for an appointment at the state psychiatric center in Augusta, according to police.
Published
July 5, 2016

Water fountain in Skowhegan’s North Avenue Common replaces one destroyed by vandals

The Roman Fluted Magnus fountain is flowing at the park at the corner of North Avenue and Jewett Streets after residents asked that the damaged fountain be restored, Roads Commissioner Greg Dore said.
Published
July 5, 2016

Police: Speed, alcohol possible factors in Monday night Anson crash

Peter McAnistan, of Anson, was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor; and a passenger, Rebecca Cole, was taken to Redington-Fairview General Hospital in Skowhegan after the SUV crashed on Starks Road.
Published
July 3, 2016

Anton family of West Athens live and die the old-fashioned way

The home burial of Carl Anton last month put family at peace and connected to the land they love.
Published
June 30, 2016

Longtime Maine State Police Skowhegan assistant retires after 36 years

Plaques, certificates of service, warm wishes and gifts showered on Becky Berry during a sendoff at the Troop C barracks Thursday.