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
September 11, 2015

Oakland man jailed after alleged car theft

Joshua Cummings, 30, allegedly took a 2015 Chevy Equinox from a Norridgewock home; it was found in Fairfield Thursday morning.
Published
September 10, 2015

Skowhegan property taxes increase

Tax bills reflecting a hike of $1.15 per $1,000 valuation will be mailed in about a week.
Published
September 9, 2015

Woman injured in Jackman accident

Pamela Smith, of Moose River, was pinned when a Jeep Wrangler rolled down a driveway and pinned her to a parked truck, Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancester said.
Published
September 9, 2015

Viles, Smith indictments among six in Somerset County last week

Drug, assault and driving charges make up the rest of the grand jury decisions.
Published
September 9, 2015

Skowhegan man pleads guilty to sexual abuse of a minor

Aaron P. Ouellette, 20, will serve 90 days in Somerset County Jail after admitting to sexual abuse of a girl, 14.
Published
September 8, 2015

Canaan man charged with domestic violence stalking

Douglas Wyman, 34, allegedly entered former girlfriend’s home twice Sunday night while she slept, as well as in July, police said.
Published
September 8, 2015

Skowhegan woman charged with filling duplicate prescriptions

Jessica Raymond allegedly got prescriptions for a scheduled drug from two doctors and is charged with acquiring schedule W drugs by deception.
Published
September 4, 2015

Former Somerset County DA front desk clerk indicted in theft

Julie Smith, 58, is alleged to have taken fees and restitution money paid to the district attorney’s office.
Published
September 4, 2015

Maderios found guilty on four of nine charges in domestic violence trial

Attorneys for both sides say the victim’s audio recordings of some of the attacks made the difference, and those are the attacks he was found guilty of.
Published
September 3, 2015

Defense, prosecution rest in former Nokomis teacher’s domestic violence trial

Friends of Andrew Maderios and his accuser testified they never saw bruising or signs of domestic violence, while a computer expert said he could find no sign of tampering with audio files claimed to be recordings of the abuse.