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
February 25, 2014

Court: Somerset County can use federal money to pay off debt

Ruling says county can use revenue from boarding federal prisoners to pay off debt from construction of the jail, a decision the county administrator calls a victory.
Published
February 24, 2014

Solon Town Meeting to consider $380K in borrowing

Meeting on Saturday will consider municipal spending levels that are flat compared to last year.
Published
February 23, 2014

Waterville protesters want Obama, Kerry to kill the tar sands oil pipeline

Demonstrators hand out the president’s telephone number for anyone to call and condemn the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada.
Published
February 23, 2014

New Jersey man killed, another injured in separate snowmobile accidents in western Maine

Richard Horton, of Delran, N.J., was killed when he struck a tree in Farmington while a 23-year-old Massachusetts man rolled his snowmobile off Reeds Mill Road in Phillips later Sunday.
Published
February 22, 2014

Skowhegan’s ‘cabin fever reliever’ continues

Fun and Business Fair hosted 60-plus area businesses Saturday.
Published
February 21, 2014

Traffic delays on Skowhegan bridge to last another month

Work on sewer pump station has caused headaches on Margaret Chase Smith Bridges.
Published
February 20, 2014

Skowhegan homeless shelter could open for families

The effort, spearheaded by the Trinity Evangelical Free Church, highlights surveys showing more homeless in Maine.
Published
February 20, 2014

‘Tech savvy’ Augusta teen to be charged over Skowhegan Walmart bomb threats

Skowhegan police chief said 14-year-old used technology to mask his cellphone in making calls, and DA office may charge him with a felony.
Published
February 19, 2014

Skowhegan’s FAB Fair returns Saturday

The event is celebrating a decade of operation by the Chamber of Commerce.
Published
February 18, 2014

District Attorney: Alleged Bingham hammer robber spent bank takings on drugs

Travis Carrigan didn’t enter a plea on two counts of armed robbery after police say he robbed two banks armed with a carpenter’s hammer, getting away with $8,000.