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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PublishedJanuary 9, 2015
Skowhegan high school fire probed
The fire appeared to have been intentionally set in a trash can in a girls restroom.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2015
Skowhegan library readies for another century
A $1 million project to upgrade the 125-year-old library building has received a major boost — a $255,000 grant to pay for an elevator that will make all levels of the structure accessible.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2015
Somerset County commissioners back Skowhegan, Madison bids for tax relief
Steep devaluations of paper mills have prompted the towns to seek adjustments in tax valuation from Legislature.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2015
Human rights investigator says Norridgewock landlords discriminated
A state official said it was illegal discrimination when a couple tried to evict a tenant because her disabled daughter visited with a service dog.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2015
Skowhegan bread gathering is a quirky slice of life
The gathering of bread aficionados rates inclusion on CNN’s cool places to visit in 2015.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2015
In Skowhegan, store closures, expansions, openings highlight a busy year
RadioShack recently closed its Skowhegan location, but others local businesses are flowering, including the Kel-Mat Cafe on Madison Avenue.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2014
Authorities: Somerset Registrar of Deeds disobeyed order barring her from building
Diane Godin locked herself in her office and refused to come out, prompting a police response on Dec. 4.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2014
Somerset County’s new sheriff vows ‘model’ agency
Dale Lancaster took the oath of office as 30th county sheriff on Monday, pledging to improve the agency’s dealings with the public and saying he would seek national accreditation.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2014
Somerset, Franklin county snowmobile trails not ready yet
Poor conditions have trail groomers from Skowhegan to Jackman asking snowmobilers to wait until trails firm up and snow arrives.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2014
The Morning Sentinel’s year in review
Starting with a hard winter, the year witnessed changes in municipal leadership, a tragic loss of a teen’s life and murder too common.
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