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
July 23, 2015

Rare calico lobster surprises Skowhegan market

The lobster, colored mottled orange, yellow and black, was caught off the coast near Friendship and will be on display at the 201 Market on Madison Avenue in Skowhegan until it’s donated.
Published
July 22, 2015

Skowhegan Fire Department gets grant, safety award

Fire Chief Shawn Howard said the nearly $900,000 grant, which will allow the department to buy a combination pumper-ladder truck, and the state safety award are ‘amazing boosts’ for the department.
Published
July 22, 2015

Clinton man rescued from Lake George in Canaan

Park director Jeff McCabe and ranger Derek Ellis pulled Llewellyn Ryder from the water after they heard him calling for help.
Published
July 22, 2015

Burton manhunt has residents on edge from Athens to Guilford

Nearly seven weeks after Stephanie Gebo was found dead in Parkman, her alleged killer is still on the loose and considered armed and dangerous.
Published
July 20, 2015

Entrepreneur challenge designed to lure business to downtown Skowhegan

The winner will get a $20,600 package of services to help cover the cost of starting a business.
Published
July 12, 2015

MIFFONEDGE spotlights video presentations at Common Street Arts

The gallery is running concurrently with The Maine International Film Festival in Waterville.
Published
July 12, 2015

Skowhegan resident knocked unconscious and robbed

Police seek help in identifying assailant who made off with victim’s cash and medication.
Published
July 12, 2015

Solon’s mystery grave: ‘Mr. Tramp’ still intrigues locals

There is no record of the man or the burial or who owned the plot in Solon Town Office records or in books at the Solon Historical Society.
Published
July 11, 2015

Demonstrators in Fairfield commemorate Lac-Megantic train blast victims

Organizers of the gathering said it was one of more than 100 nationwide intended to call attention to the dangers of oil trains.
Published
July 11, 2015

Skowhegan State Fair to proceed with Smokey’s in wake of citations

The Maine-based carnival company cited by state officials recently for safety violations following ride accidents still has a good track record, Skowhegan fair officials say.