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 5, 2013

Winslow grads told it’s OK if you don’t know it all

Graduates of Winslow High School were advised to not be afraid that they don’t know everything by speaker and English teacher Jared Goldsmith at Wednesday’s graduation.
Published
June 5, 2013

Boil water order in effect until Friday after Pittsfield water main break

Residents of several streets in Pittsfield were ordered by the town to boil water for cooking and drinking because of a large water main break today on Leonard Street.
Published
June 4, 2013

Skowhegan’s new police chief starts June 17

Edward J. Blais, 52, formerly police chief at the University of Maine at Farmington, begins work as Skowhegan’s police chief June 17.
Published
June 2, 2013

Young farmers invigorating Maine agriculture

There’s a growing Maine trend of young people moving to farms, and in some cases, moving back to the farm where they grew up.
Published
May 30, 2013

Community action group aims to boost enrollment and program funding for area preschools

Skowhegan Community Action for Children is raising money to help fund programs and boost enrollment at preschools in SAD 54.
Published
May 28, 2013

SAD 54’s $32.9M budget approved after late start Tuesday

Residents of the six towns of School Administrative District 54 passed the proposed $32,894,711 budget Tuesday night for the coming year, but only after a 45-minute delay in the start of the meeting when Norridgewock Town Clerk Kerri Everett was late in showing up.
Published
May 27, 2013

Younger participants inspire leaders at Waterville Memorial Day celebrations

Waterville Mayor Karen Heck told a gathering at Veterans Memorial Park on Monday that she was happy to see so many young faces in this year’s Memorial Day parade.
Published
May 26, 2013

Fatal Fairfield accident disrupted emergency communications, response effort

When a Fairfield car accident Saturday knocked out power for six hours, including to the police station, emergency radios also stopped working and local police had to briefly use alternative communication devices.
Published
May 26, 2013

Pulitzer-winning author tells Colby grads to get ready for surprises, change

“Life is full of surprises; it’s full of unexpected turns and reversals; set backs; side steps; and recoveries; and magical interventions — good and bad — and serendipitous encounters,” Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gregory White Smith told Colby College graduates Sunday.
Published
May 25, 2013

Residents of SAD 54 to vote on $32.8M budget Tuesday

The School Administrative District 54 will hold its annual budget meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Skowhegan Area High School.