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
August 13, 2013

Skowhegan voters quickly approve $300K surplus spending

Skowhegan residents took all of two minutes Tuesday night to agree take $300,000 for the town’s surplus accounts to cover losses projected from cuts in state revenue sharing.
Published
August 12, 2013

German schnitzel joins Maine traditions at Skowhegan State Fair

Johanna Franz is selling German schnitzel, a grilled pork dish, at the Skowhegan State Fair.
Published
August 10, 2013

Skowhegan asks voters Tuesday to OK $300K in surplus spending

Skowhegan residents on Tuesday will be asked to take $300,000 from the town’s surplus account to cover losses projected from cuts in state revenue sharing.
Published
August 10, 2013

Fairfield gardeners prove sight isn’t necessary to cultivate a great bounty

In early May, David Perry, 43, of Waterville, teamed up with 52-year-old Deon Lyons, of Clinton — both men are legally blind — to plant a garden off Main Street in Fairfield.
Published
August 9, 2013

Divorced Somerset County couple arrested on mutual charges of violating protective orders

Kenneth Ora Byron, 65, of St. Albans, and his former wife, Ann Marie Byron, 45, of Dexter, were taken to Somerset County jail Friday on charges they both violated protection from abuse orders against each other.
Published
August 8, 2013

Judge: During bankruptcy, Maine railway can still operate

The legal action gives the Maine-based company time to reorganize while it seeks Chapter 11 protection.
Published
August 6, 2013

No indictment, no bail hearing yet in Detroit death case

The case against Jason C. Cote, 22, of Palmyra, accused in the beating death of Ricky Cole, 47, of Detroit, in July remains on hold.
Published
August 5, 2013

Hopeful carnys line up for shot at Skowhegan State Fair jobs

The field of potential workers at the Skowhegan State Fair on Monday was a diverse range of people, from unemployed residents to men and women looking for a short-term second job for extra cash.
Published
July 28, 2013

Lake George’s new park ranger ready to serve as Jack-of-all-trades

Derek Ellis, 41, of Skowhegan, is only the second park ranger to manage the 320-acre Lake George Regional Park, on U.S. Route 2 in Skowhegan and Canaan, since it opened in 1992.
Published
July 26, 2013

Police: Detroit man’s alleged killer high, seeking drugs

Jason C. Cote, of Palmyra, was already high on drugs July 17 when he went to a mobile home at 24 Main St. in Detroit to get more drugs, according to court documents released today.