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
March 7, 2014

Fire destroys East Madison farm, animals

Aimey Ribeiro of Tupper Road said two cows, three pigs — two of which were to give birth this spring — a chicken and a cat all lost their lives in the blaze that tore through the barn and into the house.
Published
March 6, 2014

Skowhegan hopes more art by Skowhegan Indian creator will draw visitors

Pieces by Maine artist Bernard Langlais arrived at the town’s library this week as part of a planned town-wide art walk display.
Published
March 5, 2014

Athens voters to choose selectman, road commissioner

Several candidates are running for seats in ballot voting Friday, while the annual business meeting is Saturday.
Published
March 4, 2014

Skowhegan Town Office LED sign prompts questions

The sign was paid for with tax increment financing money, not from town funds, the interim town manager said after residents questioned its cost.
Published
March 3, 2014

Bingham to restrict registered sex offenders

Voters at the Town Meeting agreed to keep registered sex offenders from living within 750 feet of schools and other property where children gather.
Published
March 1, 2014

Solon voters OK raises for selectwomen

The town expects no change in the property trax rate after voters adopted a $314,579 municipal budget.
Published
March 1, 2014

Cornville agrees to exempt business equipment from taxes

Town’s tax rate remains at $16.70 for every $1,000 in property.
Published
February 28, 2014

Bingham residents to consider restricting where sex offenders can live

Proposed ordinance up for vote at Saturday’s Town Meeting would not allow sex offenders to live within 750 feet of a variety of properties.
Published
February 26, 2014

New program gives Somerset County drug offenders a chance

Based on the success of co-occuring disorders and veterans courts in Kennebec County, District Attorney Maeghan Maloney’s program gives a plea deal to its first participant.
Published
February 25, 2014

Flat budget to be presented at Cornville Town Meeting

First Selectman Melvin Blaisdell, who is running unopposed again this year for a three-year term, said municipal spending will still be about $543,000.