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
February 28, 2015

Bingham voters asked to spend more on plowing

The Town Meeting in Bingham on Monday night will consider 3 percent raises for town officials.
Published
February 27, 2015

Central Maine’s grand old farms come back to life in vintage photos

The release of 50-year-old aerial photographs of Somerset County farmland prompted a flood of nostalgia on social media.
Published
February 26, 2015

Wilton post office closed because of roof problem

Other post offices, including Jay’s, will take over Wilton duties for the time being.
Published
February 26, 2015

Skowhegan ‘Black Ninja’ burglar gets three years

Jonathan Strickland, sentenced to prison for two burglaries, bragged that he couldn’t be caught.
Published
February 26, 2015

Maine officials put I-95 pileup under the microscope

Six people spent Wednesday night in hospital as police tried to figure out how the 75-car crash happened.
Published
February 25, 2015

‘Everything was just crashing and crashing and crashing’ as 75-car pileup injures 17 on Maine interstate

The accident on snowy I-95 west of Bangor leaves a ‘giant pile of metal’ in the road and authorities shocked that no one was killed.
Published
February 24, 2015

Skowhegan select board defers to school board on use of Indian name

The two board members present at Tuesday’s meeting said use of the name was a school issue while residents argued the Indian represents spirit and is not a mascot.
Published
February 23, 2015

Canaan man accused in heavy equipment thefts

Chad Demo is accused of receiving stolen property, including a 6-ton flatbed trailer and a 27-ton wood splitter.
Published
February 23, 2015

St. Albans fire ruled arson

The fire, on Saturday afternoon, destroyed an abandoned home on Grant Road.
Published
February 22, 2015

Vassalboro school cancels school today to clean fire aftermath

Vassalboro Community School canceled Monday to give maintenance crew time to clean soot-covered walls, ceiling and fabric, collect ash and blow out the foul odor.