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
November 2, 2012

Somerset County Commissioners candidates want jail revenues to pay off debt

Two candidates running for the District 2 seat on the board of Somerset County Commissioners say they want to see legislation allowing the county to use revenues from the jail to offset the debt it took to build it.
Published
November 1, 2012

Starks shooting details remain unclear as victim recovers from surgery

STARKS — Kerry Hebert is recovering from surgery at a Lewiston hospital Thursday after being shot at close range in a dispute with hunters on his land the day before.
Published
October 31, 2012

Police: Starks shooting investigation could take weeks

Forensic evidence going to crime lab in Augusta. Family says Kerry Hebert, 56, was shot once near his home when he confronted two men and asked them not to hunt on his property. He’s in stable condition this morning, police say.
Published
October 31, 2012

Central Maine escapes serious damage from superstorm Sandy

Central Maine was hit with heavy rain and strong wind on Monday and Tuesday, but escaped much of the damage from Sandy, the superstorm that left devastation south to the Carolinas. In Maine, the storm knocked out power to more than 150,000 homes and businesses, disrupted travel, shut down schools and sank a 50-foot barge. […]
Published
October 29, 2012

House District 28 hopefuls focus on economy

Three-term incumbent Republican Dean Cray, 54, of Palmyra, is being challenged the by Daniel Swain, 24, of Canaan, for the House District 28 seat.
Published
October 27, 2012

Investigators implicate five in upcountry poaching case

RIPLEY — Two people have been arrested and three others issued criminal summonses to appear in court on charges related to the illegal killing of five deer in Ripley earlier this month.
Published
October 27, 2012

Skowhegan releases final part of federal grant funds

SKOWHEGAN — Selectmen this week released the final $20,000 from a federal grant to add two more whitewater features to the Run of River park on the Kennebec River through downtown.
Published
October 26, 2012

Incumbent’s long public service challenged by business, war leader in House District 90

Incumbent State Rep. Russell Black, R-Wilton, is seeking a second term in the state House of Representatives, challenged by Richard Stovall, D-Phillips. Black said his 30 years of experience in public service, including the Wilton Board of Selectmen and the Planning Board, makes him the right choice for the job, and he welcomes a return […]
Published
October 25, 2012

North Anson terrorizing suspect allegedly threatened to shoot police, neighbors

SKOWHEGAN — A New Portland man arrested Tuesday in North Anson on a terrorizing charge allegedly told his victim to come out of her house or he would shoot the police and her neighbors then drive his truck into the residence, according to court documents.
Published
October 24, 2012

New Portland man arrested after armed standoff in North Anson

NORTH ANSON — A New Portland man was arrested Tuesday morning after he allegedly threatened a woman and three children with a gun and held police in a six-hour standoff.