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 7, 2018

Skowhegan residents to vote on proposed $11.3 million budget

The spending package is 5 percent more than the current year’s and includes increases in compensation for municipal employees and in reserve accounts, especially the Highway Department.
Published
June 6, 2018

Two open Skowhegan selectmen’s seats draw crowd of candidates

Incumbents Soren Siren and Darla Pickett are stepping down, and newcomers and lifelong residents are asking voters to give them the opportunity to serve.
Published
June 5, 2018

State police investigators resume search Tuesday for missing Skowhegan woman

Major Crimes Unit at property on Route 150 in Skowhegan, the last known sighting of Tina Stadig, missing for more than a year.
Published
June 4, 2018

Tractor-trailer loaded with lumber rolls over on I-95

Emergency crews said the truck, loaded with lumber, crashed near mile marker 115 in Sidney.
Published
June 4, 2018

Candidates for Skowhegan selectman to appear at public forum

The Skowhegan Chamber of Commerce is hosting the event to showcase the seven candidates running for the two seats vacated by Soren Siren and Darla Pickett.
Published
June 1, 2018

Norridgewock farmer found dead under machine had kidnapping conviction

Francis Smith was pronounced dead at his home on the Ward Hill Road, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Published
May 31, 2018

29th annual Maine Town Meeting in Skowhegan focuses on fake news

A day short of the anniversary of Margaret Chase Smith’s ‘Declaration of Conscience’ speech, a former journalist and a historian address the evolving role of media in American society.
Published
May 31, 2018

Pittsfield search leads to seizure of drugs, arrest of Nichols Street man

Todd Anderson Jr. was charged with trafficking in heroin, Fentanyl and cocaine within one thousand feet of designated safe zone.
Published
May 30, 2018

National police organization raises funds in memory of Cpl. Eugene Cole

Sheryl Cole says the family is determining what use to put the money to in addition to a scholarship to the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro.
Published
May 29, 2018

Public hearing set for ‘bare-bones’ spending package for SAD 13

Four votes were taken last year on the budget proposed for Bingham and Moscow schools, which are now on the table for elimination.