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 11, 2015
Two men killed in Vassalboro crash after eluding Winslow police officer
Killed instantly were 32-year-old Ronald Willey, of Chelsea, the driver; and his passenger, 28-year-old Joseph Knox, of Randolph, police said.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2015
Rabbi inspects Skowhegan grist mill for kosher certification
Rabbi Zushe Blech visited the mill to make sure its organic, stone-ground flour, rolled oats, wheat, rye, buckwheat, cornmeal and heritage grains are produced without additives such as powdered milk and food modifiers.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2015
Murphy stepping down as director of Main Street Skowhegan
Dugan Murphy is starting a communications consulting business in Portland but will remain in his current position until Aug. 20 as the Skowhegan nonprofit searches for a replacement.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2015
Poliquin amendment to defund EPA rules passes in House
The Sappi paper mill in Skowhegan would be required to spend millions of dollars to comply with new Environmental Protection Agency regulations, Poliquin warned before his amendment won approval.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2015
Maine’s Margaret Chase Smith lobbied for $10 bill candidate
Amid discussion of possibly replacing the likeness of Alexander Hamilton on the U.S. $10 note with that of an American woman, the former Maine senator’s name has come back around as a contender.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2015
Police investigate theft of small dog in Skowhegan
A young man reportedly grabbed the brown and black dachshund and drove away in a vehicle described by a witness as a maroon minivan, police said.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2015
Fire marshal charges Smokey’s Greater Shows over Waterville carnival accidents
The owner and an employee of the company are charged in two ride accidents that injured three children and a woman last month at Head of Falls in Waterville.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2015
Chain-reaction car crash on U.S. Route 2 in Skowhegan causes injury
A woman from Nova Scotia was taken to the hospital Sunday morning following the three-car accident, police said.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2015
Reward offered in Norridgewock jewelry theft
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Department is offering a $1,000 reward for tips leading to the recovery of about $10,000 in pearls, gold necklaces and other items taken from a River Road home in April.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2015
Former Skowhegan fire chief sentenced to NH state prison
Richard Fowler pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $200,000 in Farmington, N.H., to fuel a drug habit that his lawyer says was caused by PTSD.
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