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
April 10, 2013

Erosion threatens graves, stream in Skowhegan

Erosion at a Skowhegan cemetery is threatening to expose several graves as well as imposing on a nearby stream’s watershed restoration project.
Published
April 9, 2013

Skowhegan hopes for $300,000 parks recycling grant

Skowhegan will apply for a $300,000 public park recycling grant, a one-year collaboration between the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group and the nonprofit Keep America Beautiful.
Published
April 8, 2013

Somerset County considers suing state over missing payments

Somerset County commissioners Monday night voted to downgrade three jail guards to reserve status, and discussed suing the state Board of Corrections, in the wake of continued conflict with the state over the boarding of inmates.
Published
April 6, 2013

SAD 54 chief says Cornville, Fairfield charter schools hurting budget

The superintendent of Skowhegan-based School Administrative District 54 is blaming two Maine charter schools for a dramatic drop in revenue that could lead to deep budget cuts or higher taxes in the coming year.
Published
April 4, 2013

Somerset County commissioners approve $11.7 million budget

Somerset County commissioners and county department heads approved an $11.7 million budget, roughly $570,000 lower than the current budget, for the coming year after a full day of deliberations.
Published
April 3, 2013

Jail payment solution not yet solidified, says district attorney

District Attorney Maeghan Maloney is hopeful a resolution will be made with Somerset County in regard to jail payments, but was not confident about the discussions.
Published
April 3, 2013

Police seek suspected female accomplice in alleged Solon factory burglary

Randall Lee Brackett, 27, of Skowhegan, who remains in a local hospital after breaking his leg in an attempt to flee police with his suspected female accomplice, was arrested on charges of burglary, criminal mischief, violating a condition of release and possession or transfer of burglary tools.
Published
April 2, 2013

State, Somerset County to meet with DA over funding dispute

State and Somerset County officials are set to meet Wednesday over their recurring jail funding dispute, this time involving about $280,000.
Published
March 30, 2013

Skowhegan teen shelter completes renovations, seeks funding for future

Halcyon House, operated by Kennebec Behavioral Health in Skowhegan, provides food, housing, clothing, personal care items, help with homework and transportation to school for runaways and homeless youth ages 10-17.
Published
March 29, 2013

11-year-old alleged baby killer not competent for trial – for now

Kelli Murphy, of Fairfield, is charged with manslaughter in the July 8 killing of 3-month-old Brooklyn Foss-Greenaway of Clinton.