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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PublishedMarch 10, 2016
Police raid Norridgewock fracas Wednesday night
A large crowd on Dodling Road dispersed before arrests could be made as officers from three agencies responded to a report of a party that turned into a fight and vandalism on Smithfield Road.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2016
Skowhegan hires New Jersey-based appraising company for Sappi tax appeal
The town and the paper company still are $123 million apart in their dispute about valuation for 2014 taxes.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2016
Bridgton man charged with assaulting his pregnant girlfriend in Skowhegan
Joshua Phifer allegedly punched the victim in the abdomen and strangled her.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2016
Palmyra budget planners taking different approach
Residents will vote on a town budget of $918,853 at Saturday’s Town Meeting; elections are scheduled for Friday night.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2016
Bingham voters keep status quo Monday at Town Meeting
A small tax rate increase includes a hike in the recreation budget for the Quimby School playground and a contribution for Moscow’s bicentennial celebration.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2016
Norridgewock to appoint town clerk, treasurer beginning next year
Town Meeting voters agree overwhelmingly to stop filling the posts by election at Town Meeting, a move that was rejected in 2008 and 2012.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2016
Athens voters to swap first and third selectmen in town elections Friday
Residents will vote on a municipal budget that’s up about $10,800 to $457,000 in the coming year for increased municipal salaries and other expenses at Town Meeting Friday.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2016
Madison man to serve three days in jail on domestic violence charges
Kevin Hartsgrove, arrested on Saturday, threatened to ‘go on a rampage’ and kill a female friend, her daughter and others
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PublishedMarch 6, 2016
End of the world or a new beginning? Skowhegan’s Iver Lofving tells all in a new film
Documentary ‘Peak Oil: A Love Story,’ by Nelson Cole, follows the environmentalist’s evolution on the demise of oil production from doom theory to bloom.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2016
Solon voters at Town Meeting on Saturday agree to ban fracking
A 32-12 vote came with residents knowing that the chance of “striking oil or gas” in Solon was slim because of Maine’s geology.
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