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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PublishedMarch 21, 2015
Skowhegan’s Maine Stitching Specialties is manufacturing a success story
A Kingfield couple is close to buying the former Dirigo Stitching factory to expand their business, which makes Dog Not Gone safety vests, among other products.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2015
Vassalboro’s Woodlee to join state Women’s Hall of Fame
Barbara Woodlee will be honored for years of work in education in central Maine, including leading the transition of of Kennebec Valley Technical Institute into a community college.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2015
Palmyra recount confirms Cray as winner
Robin Frost, the lone candidate on the ballot for the Board of Selectmen was defeated by a write-in candidate Michael Cray, by two votes.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2015
Weekend-long Skowhegan Maple Festival kicks off
The four-day slate of events celebrates Somerset County maple syrup in advance of Maine Maple Sunday.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2015
Former Fairfield man who tried to have pregnant wife killed is freed
Victor Frascone has been released on probation after soliciting a gruesome Halloween murder and officials say he’ll be closely monitored.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2015
Palmyra selectmen’s race recount is Friday
Former county commissioner Robin Frost lost by two votes to Michael Cray, whose brother, Dean Cray, beat Frost in the race for county commissioner a few months ago.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2015
Cornville drug suspect bailed on Monday, arrested on Wednesday
Gregory Strout, 28, of Cornville was arrested on heroin possession charges Wednesday after being released on $300 bail on a similar charge Monday.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2015
Cornville students take academic lessons from mushing
As part of the Cornville charter school’s efforts to integrate outdoor activities with academics, the Iditarod dogsled races are providing a way to learn traditional subjects.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2015
Sunday’s storm leaves cars wrecked from Augusta to Newport
State police say 30-40 vehicles were involved in a series of minor crashes on I-95 during the late season storm that moved through central Maine Sunday afternoon.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2015
Athens voters approve slight budget increase
A proposal to set aside $40,000 as part of the cost of a new town truck was rejected.
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