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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PublishedJuly 16, 2014
Tornadoes reported near Cornville, Mercer, Industry
Wind and rain tear through Franklin and Somerset counties, knocking down trees and causing flash floods.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2014
Two accused burglars nabbed in Somerset County
Somerset Count deputy sheriffs made arrests in Hartland and Anson for burglaries and vandalism over the weekend.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2014
Restoration of Skowhegan Indian begins
Several organizations combined efforts to raise the $65,000 needed to pay for the work.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2014
Skowhegan apartment building damaged in fire
Five people were left homeless according to Skowhegan Fire Chief Richard Fowler.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2014
Letter finally makes it to Pittsfield, 83 years late
The 1931 letter from a daughter to her mother turned up at Pittsfield post office and the family, now in Skowhegan, wants to solve the mystery.
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PublishedJune 30, 2014
Waterville’s Bolley’s Famous Franks to close
Founded in Augusta in the late 1950s, the Waterville restaurant will close Thursday after 52 years on College Avenue.
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PublishedJune 28, 2014
DA: Anson assault suspect ‘especially terrifying’
The suspect in an attack on a woman and children allegedly made references to Steven Lake, who killed his family in 2011.
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PublishedJune 27, 2014
Speed, blown tire caused Moscow wreck, deputy says
An area resident says the stretch of U.S. Route 201 is dangerous, and Thursday’s accident that sent five to the hospital is only the latest of many there.
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PublishedJune 26, 2014
Somerset County budget set
The Budget Committee failed to override the commissioners’ budget, so a $5.8 million package goes into effect July 1.
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PublishedJune 25, 2014
Misplaced football field costs Skowhegan $27,500
Town officials admit they had a new football field built in the wrong spot.
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