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
March 13, 2015

Bingham man convicted in beating death may be going back to prison

Police say Bruce W. Morris was in possession of a loaded handgun, violating probation related to his 2001 manslaughter conviction in the death of Karl Goeman.
Published
March 13, 2015

Items that caused evacuation at Skowhegan Town Office were harmless

The Maine State Police bomb squad has determined the materials, which were labeled “inert,” were inactive military training devices.
Published
March 12, 2015

Smithfield voters asked to fund 175th anniversary

Money from a scholarship set up in honor of the town’s 150th anniversary may help pay for the 175th anniversary celebration next summer.
Published
March 12, 2015

Sweep of Skowhegan town building finds nothing else after suspicious packets found

The building was evacuated in mid-afternoon after two packets were found, and they are being tested to see if they’re explosives.
Published
March 12, 2015

Palmyra Selectmen, Budget Committee differ on spending

Voters have ample opportunity to debate budget issues at Town Meeting on Saturday.
Published
March 11, 2015

Athens voters asked for small spending hike

Saturday’s Town Meeting warrant has items to fix a leaky roof at the town garage and a small pay raise for the road commissioner and helper.
Published
March 11, 2015

Skowhegan police arrest three at Trinity men’s shelter

Police Chief Ted Blais said the shelter “brings more crime” to the town, but church officials say its presence helps deter crime.
Published
March 10, 2015

Skowhegan police chief hopes to lure recruits with signing bonus

The stipend was presented as a way to compensate for the low starting pay and long workdays blamed for current vacancies.
Published
March 9, 2015

Gun found at house of Bingham man on probation for manslaughter

A routine search uncovered beer, pot and a handgun that could send Bruce Morris back to prison to finish a term in the beating death of an American Indian.
Published
March 9, 2015

Waterville, Skowhegan, MCI advance in drama fest

Competitions were held Friday and Saturday at Skowhegan Area High School and at Lawrence High School in Fairfield.