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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PublishedJanuary 31, 2016
Bartlettyarns textile mill part of Harmony spinning tradition since 1821
While the antique equipment still does its job well, the owners hope to use a Department of Agriculture grant they are finalists for to upgrade to a mechanical commercial wool baler .
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2016
Somerset County indictments handed up
Daniel W. Gordon, 26, of Skowhegan, charged with felony and domestic violence assault, is among those indicted.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2016
Skowhegan man’s death not considered suspicious, police say
People outside an apartment house on West Front Street Friday said their friend — later identified as 36-year-old Paul McCarthy — possibly died of a drug overdose.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2016
Teens from Good Will-Hinckley treatment program arrested
The trio from the Day One treatment program — two 18-year-olds and a 17-year-old — were charged with probation violations and taken to a correctional facility in Charleston.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2016
Skowhegan residents get remastered look at life 70 years ago
Residents of Redington Memorial Home get a viewing of the remastered documentary film ‘Blizzard to Blossoms,’ which was shot in 1948-49 in the Skowhegan area.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2016
Detroit man serving 30 years for 2011 murder of his father seeks new trial
Angelo Licata, convicted of killing Alfred Licata in Cambridge, says he was poorly represented and coerced into a guilty plea.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2016
Skowhegan OKs spending $15,000 as town’s share for new commuter lot
Town officials still haven’t determined from which account they should draw the money.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2016
Norridgewock family loses everything in fire
Thursday’s blaze was Morris Bowring’s fourth fire on the same property, but neighbors are gathering donations of food, clothing and more for the family of five.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2016
Skowhegan native returns home after 20 years in Fortune 25 high tech world
Heather Johnson says her job as executive director of the Somerset Economic Development Corp. combines the best of both worlds.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2016
Cornville farming couple buys national agricultural magazine
Ann and Andrew Mefferd of One Drop Farm will publish Growing For Market magazine 10 times a year from their Route 150 homestead.
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