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
June 4, 2019

Austin, York seek return to Skowhegan selectmen in Tuesday election

Polls are scheduled to be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Municipal Building on Water Street.
Published
June 2, 2019

MCI graduates take flight at 150th commencement

“Do for others better than you expect from them,” teacher Tanya Kingsbury told the students, who hail from 12 states and several other countries.
Published
June 2, 2019

Crash damages five cars Sunday during Waterville’s Central Maine Pride festival

Waterville police say the cause of the crash at Head of Falls remains under investigation, but there were no injuries requiring medical attention.
Published
June 2, 2019

Few clues and lasting pain two years after Skowhegan woman disappears

The last known sighting of Tina Stadig, 40, occurred on May 28, 2017, and authorities haven’t turned up evidence pointing to her whereabouts.
Published
June 1, 2019

Protesters face off over drag queen reading in Waterville

Colorful banners and loud chants marked an event intended as a way of sharing the diversity of the LGBTQ community and exposing children to LGBTQ culture and history.
Published
May 30, 2019

Domestic violence assault charge against former Somerset County jail guard dismissed

Jeremy A.E. Carr, 34, of Skowhegan, had maintained his innocence all along.
Published
May 29, 2019

Ginny’s Natural Corner, Somerset County’s only health food store, moves to new digs

Virginia Jewell has moved her Ginny’s Natural Corner from the downtown campus of the charter school in Skowhegan to off North Avenue.
Published
May 29, 2019

Voters in Bingham and Moscow approve school budget on first try

School Administrative District 13 residents easily pass $3.47 million spending package for the coming year.
Published
May 28, 2019

One dead in head-on accident on US Route 2 in Skowhegan

A head-on accident involving a tractor-trailer and a car was reported about 1:30 pm Tuesday.
Published
May 24, 2019

Purple Heart-decorated Afghanistan, Iraq vet to be Skowhegan Memorial Day parade grand marshal

During a 16-month deployment in Iraq, Derek DeFelice, 34, was struck 28 times by roadside bombs and was awarded the Purple Heart. In September 2018 he bought Angelo’s Pizzeria and has re-branded it Hero’s House of Pizza.