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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PublishedOctober 3, 2014
Police: Central Maine organized theft ring busted
In a probe that started with the Palmyra Walmart, state and federal law enforcement agents seized what they say are hundreds of stolen store items and $240,000 in cash.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2014
Anson man hurt as pickup slams dump truck
An Anson man suffered head injuries Thursday when his pickup truck slammed into a dump truck that had pulled over to the side of Route 43 while its driver made a cellphone call.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2014
Skowhegan educator named state Teacher of the Year
Jennifer Dorman, a special education teacher at Skowhegan Area Middle School, has been named the Maine State Teacher of the Year.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2014
Skowhegan ponders array of native plants for new park
The landscaping, intended to complement the newly restored Indian sculpture, could help teach children about which plants local Indians used, according to a local farmer.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2014
Skowhegan’s Pickup farm program to grow
A federal grant could help the community-supported agriculture program at The Pickup in Skowhegan double its annual sales.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2014
DA wants bail revoked in Fairfield child porn case
A child pornography suspect allegedly violated the terms of his release by using a computer to access the Internet.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2014
Canaan land raffle winner surprised and excited
Orrin Fitzgerald held the lucky ticket in a $100-per-entry raffle to raise money for a chair lift at the Canaan Farmers Hall.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2014
Alternative drug sentence working for Canaan woman
Abby Fowler is the first participant in a plan crafted by the Somerset District Attorney and the defense attorney in lieu of the drug courts many other counties have.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2014
Biddeford woman arrested in Skowhegan on drug trafficking charge
A police dog’s search of the woman’s car turned up heroin, police said.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2014
Serendipity reunites Maine woman, lost dog – and they both cry
A Bangor woman found her lost dog by chance at a Skowhegan shelter while she was looking for a different dog for her grandfather.
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