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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PublishedJuly 30, 2015
Carthage father, son arrested on drug charges
Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols said Anthony Smith, arrested with his father, Russell Smith, apparently ingested some of the drugs and also was charged with falsifying evidence.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2015
Skowhegan ends five-year municipal hiring freeze
The town manager no longer needs approval from the Board of Selectmen to hire replacement employees for individual positions.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2015
Blais resignation surprised Skowhegan officials
The town manager and the acting police chief said they found out Monday the police chief was resigning.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2015
Skowhegan rejects Jay’s request to share lobbying costs
The selectmen decided the town already had contributed enough to the effort to pass a bill designed to lessen the effect of paper mills’ reduced property valuation on school districts’ state funding.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2015
Skowhegan police chief resigns
Ted Blais cited personal and family issues in submitting his resignation, which took effect Monday.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2015
Newport man charged in assault at home, other offenses
Police said Michael Chapman, 40, of Newport, fled from police officers but was captured after injuring himself.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2015
Wabanaki representatives plan rally at Skowhegan’s Moonlight Madness
Members of Maine’s four tribes say they will attend the river festival to support area residents who favor elimination of the ‘Indians’ mascot at Skowhegan Area High School.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2015
Moscow man arrested on four burglary counts
Joshua Coldwell was initially a suspect in an illegal marijuana growing operation, but is now charged with burglaries at Upper Kennebec Valley High School and Williams Store, both in Bingham.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2015
New Bernard Langlais sculptures on display in Skowhegan
The new art pieces put the town squarely on the map of the Langlais Art Trail, project organizers say.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2015
Waldo County Domestic Community Response Team gets donation for monitoring program
A fundraising group has raised money for the program in the name of Amy, Coty and Monica Lake, who were murdered in Dexter by Steven Lake.
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