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 9, 2013

Somerset County sets Tuesday hearing for $11.1M budget proposal

A public hearing on the final draft of the $11.1 million proposed Somerset County budget is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Superior Court building in Skowhegan.
Published
June 9, 2013

Skowhegan High steward celebrates teachers at Sunday commencement

“(Teachers) make kids work harder than they ever thought they could,” Samuel Wheeler, a member of the Skowhegan Area High School’s drama team, recited from a poem during Sunday’s commencement.
Published
June 9, 2013

SAD 54’s $32.9M budget goes to voters Tuesday

Residents of the six towns of School Administrative District 54 will go to the polls Tuesday for the final vote on the $32.9 million school budget.
Published
June 8, 2013

Former deputy accused of molesting Norridgewock daycare children indicted

Horace Barstow, 67, of Norridgewock, accused of molesting three children at a Norridgewock day care center owned by his wife, has been indicted by a Somerset County grand jury.
Published
June 8, 2013

Future full of possibilities, Mount View graduates told Saturday

Walking across the stage to receive their diplomas Saturday was not a final step in the lives of the Mount View High School class of 2013; it was a first step, class leaders told them.
Published
June 7, 2013

Skowhegan’s proposed budget lower, but calls for small tax increase

Skowhegan residents at Town Meeting on Monday will consider a proposed $8.8 million budget that, while lower than the current budget, calls for a 1.3 percent local tax increase.
Published
June 7, 2013

Advice to Nokomis grads Friday: Stay focused, strong

Passion was called a key to success Friday night during commencement ceremonies of the graduating class of 2013 at Nokomis Regional High School.
Published
June 7, 2013

Three candidates vying for two selectman seats in Skowhegan

Incumbent Betty Austin, crossing guard Robert Holt and former sheriff’s lieutenant Paul York are running for three-year terms on the Skowhegan Board of Selectmen.
Published
June 6, 2013

Lawrence seniors urged to ‘run your own race’

Lawrence High School valedictorian Erzsebet Nagy urged her fellow graduates Thursday to not give up and to take each adventure one at a time.
Published
June 6, 2013

Winslow High School celebrates 111th commencement

Graduation got underway Wednesday with a grand processional of the graduates, marching to the strains of “Pomp and Circumstance” performed live by the Winslow High School Band.