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
April 25, 2016

Fairfield Grange hall feeling the effects of decades of bats in the attic

Guano is eating away at the ceiling of the hall, forcing costly repairs, and the state Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife is monitoring the bats this year to determine how to keep them out.
Published
April 25, 2016

Public hearings on RSU 18 budget set for this week

The first school budget hearing on the proposed $34.6 million budget was Monday night in Oakland, and hearings will also be held in Sidney, Belgrade and China.
Published
April 23, 2016

At Lake George park, new director, new clubs and new outlook

Bob McGorty takes over for Jeff McCabe, and plans to pursue an ambitious agenda.
Published
April 23, 2016

Lake George Regional Park has new director, new clubs, new outlook

Bob McGorty, of Skowhegan, takes over for Jeff McCabe as the park looks to expand programs and summer enrollment.
Published
April 22, 2016

Jason Cote’s lawyers file motion to withdraw from case

Stephen Smith and Caleb Gannon, who appealed Cote’s 45-year conviction for killing Ricky Cole of Detroit, ask to be released, and police say nothing has come of Cote’s ‘ramblings’ about the disappearance of Waterville toddler Ayla Reynolds.
Published
April 20, 2016

Amici’s Cucina picked as Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year

The downtown Waterville restaurant will be recognized at an April 28 awards ceremony.
Published
April 19, 2016

Somerset County commissioners unanimously approve $12.3 million county budget

County Administrator Dawn DiBlasi said 2.5 percent increase is a lean budget that reflects lean economic times.
Published
April 18, 2016

Marijuana advocates light up in front of Somerset County Courthouse

About 20 people showed up Monday afternoon to light up and share marijuana, but Skowhegan police didn’t interrupt the illegal activity.
Published
April 18, 2016

Public hearing on proposed $12.3 million Somerset County budget set for Tuesday night

A 2.5 percent increase is mostly because of labor costs and there are no spending hikes or big projects in the proposed budget, County Finance Manager Patrick Dolan said.
Published
April 17, 2016

Danielle Marquis of Higgins & Bolduc named Chamber’s Outstanding Professional

The Oakland insurance producer and broker will be honored at the April 28 Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce awards.