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
March 6, 2013

Woman charged in Fairfield church theft

A Belgrade woman has been arrested in connection with a reported theft at a Fairfield church this week.
Published
March 5, 2013

Athens selectman challenged by former Mass. trooper

Athens Second Selectman Charles Rotondi faces Steve Strang Sr., a retired Massachusetts state trooper and full-time resident for the past 6 months, in Friday’s election.
Published
March 4, 2013

Police seek Fairfield United Methodist Church cash thief

Police are looking for a woman who walked into the Fairfield United Methodist Church on Skowhegan Road Monday morning and left with about $2,100 in cash.
Published
March 2, 2013

Solon voters opt for road repairs over of paving projects, 7 percent budget hike

Solon voters at the annual Town Meeting on Saturday put off paving five roads this year in favor of repairs and replacing culverts on the roads, and approved a budget of $790,473, which is 7 percent higher than last year.
Published
March 2, 2013

Incident at Somerset County courthouse spurs action on permanent security plan

A safety concern last month involving workers at the Somerset County courthouse has commissioners seeking a permanent security plan for the building.
Published
March 2, 2013

Cornville cuts roads budget, dips into surplus at Saturday Town Meeting

Cornville voters trimmed road maintenance spending, bought a plow truck, and spent $225,000 of surplus funds to offset tax increases at Town Meeting on Saturday.
Published
March 1, 2013

Drug raid lands Skowhegan couple in jail

Peter Breingan Jr., 36, and Maria Collins, 24, of Skowhegan, were charged with aggravated trafficking in narcotics and illegal possession of narcotics on Thursday.
Published
February 28, 2013

Truck smashes up flower shop in Skowhegan

SKOWHEGAN — Workers at a local greenhouse and flower shop were picking up the pieces Thursday after they say a pickup truck slammed into the building, smashing the wall and sending glass and ceramic merchandise flying.
Published
February 28, 2013

Solon selectman’s seat to be filled at Town Meeting

SOLON — Veteran Selectwoman Elaine Aloes is challenged on the annual town meeting ballot this year by Lois Miller, a former special-education teacher in Anson and school board member in the Skowhegan district.
Published
February 28, 2013

Fairfield officer cleared in U-turn crash

FAIRFIELD — A Fairfield police officer who caused an accident in January when making a U-turn in pursuit of a speeding car on U.S. Route 201 should not be cited with a motor vehicle infraction, an assistant attorney general said Thursday.