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 6, 2016

Circle K convenience store in Fairfield robbed

Police said a weapon that was not a firearm was used in the early Friday morning holdup at the Center Road store.
Published
May 5, 2016

Fairfield voters to be asked to drop funding for KVCOG

Residents will also consider the first payment of $82,000 on a $900,000 bond for town roads at Monday’s Town Meeting.
Published
May 3, 2016

Skowhegan property revaluation goes door to door

Officials hope to even the playing field on property assessments for all homes and businesses with data collection over the next 10 months.
Published
May 2, 2016

Canaan man charged in September arson is indicted

Matthew Short, 30, is charged with arson, burglary and aggravated cruelty to animals in connection with a fire that burned a home on Browns Corner Road, destroying the residence and killing four pets.
Published
May 2, 2016

Former Unity man dies less than 48 hours after his wife, leaving six children

Friends and family members say Toby Norsworthy, a Mount View High School graduate, and his wife ‘were all about family.’
Published
April 30, 2016

No projected tax increase this coming year for Oakland residents

Tuesday’s Town Meeting numbers reflect increased revenue as residents vote on a $4.47 million budget package.
Published
April 30, 2016

From brutal war and poverty in Central Africa to honor student in Skowhegan

Aziza Perkins, a Skowhegan Area High School junior and recipient of the Julia Clukey Courage Award, is thriving after a long journey.
Published
April 28, 2016

Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce celebrates eight new award winners

A new format for the event at Kennebec Valley Community College in Fairfield allows space for networking and socializing.
Published
April 26, 2016

Skowhegan collaborates for street striping, culvert purchases

The selectmen on Tuesday night approved agreements with the town of Winslow and the Kennebec Valley Council of Governments.
Published
April 26, 2016

Skowhegan man charged with stealing power tools, allegedly to pay for drugs

Garrett Henry, 32, is charged with stealing from a former employer, and police said they found the items on his kitchen table after executing a search warrant.