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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PublishedOctober 31, 2013
Other’s trash builds Ripley artist’s dream city
Wally Warren builds intricate miniature cities, ships from the same cast off materials that are now on display at Skowhegan gallery.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2013
Skowhegan’s Whitten Brook cleanup underway
Removing pollution means threatened trout population may soon be swimming through downtown.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2013
Oakland man who died left truck in neutral, parking brake off
Michael Morin had left his fully loaded logging truck in a neutral gear with the parking brake off before he went to a Skowhegan restaurant Monday.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2013
Truck rolls over Oakland man, killing him
Driverless truck crashes into Skowhegan Pizza Hut, which was scheduled open minutes before accident.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2013
Skowhegan staff shuffle alters Halloween, Christmas plans
The annual Halloween haunted house is moving to a new location Saturday, and the Christmas parade will be organized by another group this year.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2013
New Skowhegan Deputy Police Chief Donald Bolduc was in right place at right time
Former Millinocket chief took a pay cut to be a patrol officer in Skowhegan, then Skowhegan’s deputy chief left and he was the town’s first choice to fill the spot.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2013
Beards equal good luck for World Series-crazed Red Sox fans
Skowhegan area fans show support for the Boston nine with face hair and lots of faith.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2013
New Skowhegan fence draws ire, concern for children
A resident says a new ornamental fence along the Kennebec River on West Front Street is dangerous and should be changed before somebody is hurt.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2013
Canadian teen’s mother says he would rather be in jail than live with father
The mother of Zachary Wittke, 16, arrested after a high speed chase with police Tuesday in Franklin County, said her son has been battling mental health problems his entire life.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2013
Canadian teens’ crime spree ends in Kingfield river following chase by police, shots fired
Young ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ stole three vehicles in two countries before a chase that ended when they jumped into the Carrabassett River in Kingfield, police say.
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