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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PublishedApril 1, 2015
Somerset County reserve deputies get pay increase
County commissioners say the raise, from $12 to $13 per hour, is ‘a steal,’ considering the work the deputies do.
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PublishedApril 1, 2015
Skowhegan’s Washburn honored for volunteer effort
Rob Washburn has been a volunteer coach for Skowhegan youth athletics, and a former player says his lessons were for life.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2015
Education nonprofit awards college scholarships to area pupils
Maine College Circle issued 65 scholarships, asserting that trying to motivate students to seek college should start much earlier than their high school years.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2015
Unity voters OK giving tax revenues to Unity Barn Raisers
Political newcomer Emily Newell elected to the Board of Selectmen.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2015
Sidney voters OK block grant application for local music camp
Camp to raise money for improvements that will create 16 jobs and lay groundwork for an arts charter school.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2015
Skowhegan-based Guard unit disappointed, relieved about deployment change
The 136th Vertical Engineer Co. was on target with preparations for Kuwait, says Tenney Noyes of Canaan, but it now must adjust to staying home.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2015
Fairfield issues rabies warning
The discovery of a rabid raccoon this week in the town prompted officials to remind the public to keep pets’ vaccinations current.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2015
Solon woman dies in Madison collision
A flatbed tow truck and a sport utility vehicle collided on U.S. Route 201 late Tuesday morning, killing Amy Bowman, 49.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2015
Skowhegan facade improvement grants go another round
It will be the third time since 2006 money is offered through a Community Development Block Grant for business owners to give their fronts a facelift.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2015
Widow of Norridgewock man killed in 2013 accident sues
Somerset County sheriff’s department determined neither speed nor alcohol contributed to the accident.
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