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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PublishedApril 17, 2016
Marijuana advocate plans 26th Patriot’s Day smoke-in on Skowhegan courthouse steps
Maine Vocals founder Donny Christen keeps the tradition going, saying the road to marijuana legalization has been a bumpy one and still has a long way to go.
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PublishedApril 16, 2016
Mullen family holds fast to faith at son’s funeral
Aaron Mullen’s April 9 death was a release for him after 21 years in a coma, his family and friends say.
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PublishedApril 15, 2016
Toothpaste tubes, other plastics now Cornville Regional Charter School garden frames
The school recently won the grand prize in a recycling contest: $1,000 and planks made from hard-to-dispose of recyclables for its garden.
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PublishedApril 13, 2016
Poliquin, Pingree introduce bill requiring military to use U.S.-made shoes
Act would help businesses like New Balance, which makes shoes in Skowhegan, Norridgewock and Norway, and funnel money the Department of Defense gives personnel to buy foreign shoes into U.S. companies.
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PublishedApril 12, 2016
New Balance blasts Obama administration over trade pact, broken promise
The shoe manufacturer, with three factories in Maine, is pushing the government to keep its promise to use U.S.-made athletic shoes in the military and speaking out against the Trans-Pacific Partnership, with support from Maine’s congressional delegation.
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PublishedApril 12, 2016
Haiku poems decorate downtown Skowhegan
During National Poetry Month the traditional Japanese poetry is part of the Wesserunsett Arts Council bid to promote the arts in the region.
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PublishedApril 11, 2016
Environmental Protection Agency sues Oakland scrap metal company
The U.S. government seeks damages from Kennebec Scrap Iron for alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act.
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PublishedApril 10, 2016
More mouths than ever to feed at Skowhegan Community Food Cupboard
Businesses, taxpayers and service clubs help serve 400 families every month, a number that’s grown in recent years.
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PublishedApril 7, 2016
School board receives petition on retiring Skowhegan Indians nickname, mascot
The petition, delivered by a Penobscot woman from Indian Island, also was to be sent to the Maine Board of Education chairwoman.
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PublishedApril 7, 2016
Former Nokomis music teacher appeals domestic violence convictions
Attorneys for Andrew Maderios say a trial judge erred when he excluded alleged evidence of the victim’s prior ‘vindictive’ conduct.
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