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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PublishedMay 24, 2014
Skowhegan’s old jail to house community radio station
The station is to be run only by computer at first, but organizers hope to make it a place where volunteers will want to get involved in programing and broadcasting.
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PublishedMay 24, 2014
Unmowed lawn alerts neighbors that something was up with Waterville man found Friday
Results of an autopsy on the body of Aurele Fecteau, 92, are yet to be released.
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PublishedMay 22, 2014
Downtown Skowhegan gets another financial boost
A $400,000 grant will help redevelop a downtown parking lot that will help new initiatives aimed at making the area an attractive destination for visitors
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PublishedMay 21, 2014
Skowhegan man arrested, charged in ice cream shop break-ins
Jerome Schoppee, 37, faces several charges, including refusing to submit to arrest or detention after he allegedly tried to run away from a detective Wednesday.
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PublishedMay 19, 2014
More Skowhegan businesses hit by burglars
Police say a store camera provides “a really good lead” to the latest burglaries, which included two ice cream parlors.
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PublishedMay 17, 2014
Skowhegan’s Cooking Matters program aims to teach healthful, affordable eating
In its third year, the Skowhegan program is geared toward low-income people receiving food stamps.
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PublishedMay 16, 2014
No leads in Fairfield girl’s grave vandalism, but reward and decorations swell
Reward rises to $3,000 to help police find vandals at Quaker cementery, but police chief says there’s no new leads.
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PublishedMay 14, 2014
Somerset County’s 10-mile yard sale has police ready for traffic headaches
The annual event starts in Cornville and ends in Skowhegan with dozens of side roads in between.
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PublishedMay 14, 2014
Sappi Skowhegan plant affected by company-wide job cuts
The cuts include permanently eliminating 110 salaried and hourly positions, approximately 30 of which are filled by active employees.
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PublishedMay 13, 2014
Skowhegan swears in new town manager
Christine L. Almand, until now the town’s finance and human resources director, begins her new duties Wednesday.
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