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
May 13, 2016

Cornville 10-mile yard sale set for May 21, 22 — rain or shine

The 33rd annual event is always held the weekend before Memorial Day weekend, and because the holiday is a little later this year, potential shoppers are getting antsy.
Published
May 13, 2016

SAD 49 residents to convene at district budget meeting Monday night

Residents will vote on a $25.8 million budget for the coming year, up 1.27 percent from the current year’s.
Published
May 11, 2016

Skowhegan group seeks to replace Blue Star Memorial marker lost in 1987 flood

The original marker honoring veterans was placed in 1973 on U.S. Route 2 in Skowhegan but was swept away later, and the Bloomfield Garden Club hopes to buy a new one.
Published
May 11, 2016

SAD 54 budget goes to residents at public hearing Thursday night

The overall budget is reduced thanks to added state funding and emergency legislations because of the drop in taxes from the Sappi paper mill.
Published
May 11, 2016

Fairfield police get warrant for Waterville man, teen in Circle K robbery

Warrants were issued Wednesday for Melvin Hubbard, 21, and a 15-year-old boy in connection with a robbery last week of the Circle K store on Center Road.
Published
May 10, 2016

Fairfield budget hike at 1.38 percent following Town Meeting

The $5.55 million budget reflects a compromise between the Town Council and Budget Committee recommendations for the coming year.
Published
May 9, 2016

Fairfield voters opt to maintain membership in KVCOG

Insurance line that did not cover former firefighter sparked debate with police having to remove a person from the assembly.
Published
May 9, 2016

Longtime Skowhegan Area Chamber of Commerce director to step down May 27

Cory King will become director of the Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber in Brunswick after 10 years in Skowhegan.
Published
May 7, 2016

Deadly 2014 Portland fire prompts Skowhegan life-safety inspections

The inspections, which eventually will include all of the town’s apartment buildings, will be bolstered by a May 18 forum for landlords, property managers and tenants.
Published
May 6, 2016

Former Somerset County DA clerk pleads guilty to embezzling more than $90,000

Julie Smith, who diverted supervision and restitution fees, faces 18 months in prison and full restitution after her plea Friday in Somerset County Superior Court.