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
October 21, 2015

Ginny’s Natural Corner moves to downtown Skowhegan

Flooding in Skowhegan Plaza last month forced the store’s early move.
Published
October 20, 2015

Skowhegan woman wants to represent Maine in Jetset model contest

Madeline Dalon, or Madeline Jonelle in the world of modeling, is a mother, homemaker and, she hopes, Maine’s representative in a national cover girl contest.
Published
October 12, 2015

Indigenous Peoples Day, Skowhegan Indian Pride rallies stress the positive

Organizers say neither rally was sparked by the controversy over Skowhegan Area High School’s Indians nickname, but the issue hung over the Columbus Day events.
Published
October 11, 2015

Students eat art at Cornville charter school

Art and music classes take place every Wednesday afternoon and are part of the ‘human experience,’ Principal Travis Works says.
Published
October 9, 2015

Skowhegan Celebration of the Arts is Saturday

Free event welcomes area artists and has live music.
Published
October 8, 2015

Skowhegan now certified for paint recycling

Transfer station takes old paint to be recycled out of the waste stream in national PaintCare program
Published
October 8, 2015

Skidder hits, injures logger in Strong

The town’s fire chief said the skidder rolled backward into the logger while he was notching a tree.
Published
October 7, 2015

Canaan farm makes wishes come true

Dan and Allison Ring to host fundraiser Saturday for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Published
October 5, 2015

Cornville man with criminal history arrested twice over weekend

James Mayo, who allegedly threatened to kill a Skowhegan family and police, is charged with criminal threatening and terrorizing.
Published
October 3, 2015

Repair of Skowhegan-Canaan bridge won’t enable big firetrucks to use it

Rust, embankment erosion and other problems have beset Red Bridge, which the state calls Hilton Bridge, and Skowhegan’s road commissioner says solving them might cost $100,000.