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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PublishedJanuary 13, 2014
Embden fire damages home, destroys garage, 2 vehicles Sunday
Fire that damaged a home and destroyed the attached garage on Dunbar Hill Road Sunday was too great to determine cause.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2014
Temperatures warmed up while experts expected river flooding Sunday
Ski trails closed as rain turned snow into slush.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2014
Showhegan town manager steps down early
John Doucette Jr. cites unidentified personal reasons as the cause of his abrupt departure.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2014
Icy roads snarl traffic in central Maine
Parts of U.S. Route 2 reportedly were closed after a truck slid off the road, and a police cruiser was damaged in Norridgewock.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2014
Skowhegan town manager terminates long-time fire chief
Tom Keene, who’d been chief for 21 years, lost both legs to diabetes complications, but says he can still do his job.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2014
New Vineyard accident victim ‘had nowhere to go’ as oncoming van veered into her lane
Samantha Wright, of Kingfield, a member of the family that owns Wright Place dairy farm in Clinton, was killed in Monday’s crash.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2014
Unwanted Christmas gifts needed to help Skowhegan Indian
Area residents are being asked to donate their ugly sweaters and ties for a benefit auction in March to help the Skowhegan Indian restoration project.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2014
Skowhegan police, hospital reach security agreement
Redington-Fairview General Hospital hires additional security personnel to relieve Skowhegan police, department to receive reimbursements for emergency attendance.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2013
Skowhegan selectman to begin search for new town manager
John Doucette Jr. is retiring from the job early, leaving Feb. 28.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2013
New snow, upcoming arctic chill may cause more problems for central Mainers
Sunday night’s storm left more than a foot of snow in some areas and sub-zero temperatures the next couple of nights will usher in another storm.
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