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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PublishedJune 23, 2015
Skowhegan Board of Selectmen welcomes new member, names officers
The arrival of a Soren Siren boosts the board’s membership to five for the first time since January.
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PublishedJune 23, 2015
Canaan woman dies as a result of car crash injuries
Debby Beckwith-Noonan, 59, died Sunday after being in rehabilitation and ready to go home, a friend said Tuesday.
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PublishedJune 21, 2015
Waterville’s well known — some say notorious — Bob-In bar is changing hands
Gubby Karter, who turned 70 last week, has agreed to sell the venerable tavern to his brother Fred, and the new place will be called Temple Street Tavern.
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PublishedJune 18, 2015
New Skowhegan radio station to broadcast from old jail
The radio station — Hooskow Radio, WXNZ 98.1 FM — goes live on Saturday morning and plans to be headquartered in the 1897 jail space by August.
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PublishedJune 18, 2015
Men charged with stealing equipment from Hartland tannery
James T. Chasse, 31, of Lebanon, and Jose Cruz, 27, of New Jersey, are charged with four counts each of burglary for allegedly breaking into the former Hartland Tannery Co.
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PublishedJune 14, 2015
Skowhegan brewery plans to quadruple operation
Bigelow Brewing Co. plans to quadruple its operation with help from a grant and the state’s burgeoning micro-brew industry.
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PublishedJune 11, 2015
Somerset County commisioners approve $12 million budget
County officials still lament loss of federal boarding funds but hold out hope the Legislature will rectify that loss.
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PublishedJune 10, 2015
Cote trial in Detroit slaying delayed a third time
The murder trial of the Palmyra man is now scheduled for November after he asked that court-appointed lawyer Philip Mohlar be removed from the case.
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PublishedJune 10, 2015
Somerset County budget hearing set for Thursday
The proposed budget is greater than last year’s, largely because of the loss of income from housing federal inmates.
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PublishedJune 9, 2015
Pickett re-elected to Skowhegan select board
Darla Pickett and Soren Siren prevailed in town races, according to unofficial results.
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