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, 2018

Local food sovereignty law proposed at Starks town meeting

The proposal would allow consumers to buy food directly from farmers and other food producers regardless of state and federal rules.
Published
March 6, 2018

Athens voters to decide status of Fire Department at Town Meeting

Firefighters approached town officials about changing from an incorporated force to a municipal department.
Published
March 5, 2018

Solon residents elect new selectman, road commissioner

Selectwoman Mary Lou Ridley retired after putting in 20 years on the Board and Michael Foster retired as road commissioner this year.
Published
March 5, 2018

Anson voters decide to build $400,000 addition to town garage

Residents at Town Meeting OK’d buying a 2018 plow truck, a 1-ton truck and a 2018 loader.
Published
March 2, 2018

Three boys from Waterville high school charged in series of threats

One of three students charged with terrorizing said he wanted ‘to pull a Sandy Hook,’ a reference to an incident in which a gunman killed 20 6- and 7-year-olds and six adults, while charges are pending against two other boys.
Published
March 2, 2018

180 students absent at Skowhegan Area High School as fears linger

Parents and students still are wary because of recent threats, with some students opting to stay out until Monday while counselors and other school staff members work with them to alleviate fears.
Published
March 2, 2018

Cornville woman charged after heroin found in her bra

Miranda Schmidt admitted to Fairfield police that she had concealed the drug worth $12,000 in her bra.
Published
March 1, 2018

Police charge 2 boys at Skowhegan High School with felony terrorizing

Skowhegan area schools were on ‘lockout’ Thursday as police detained three boys during their investigation into a second message threatening violence.
Published
February 28, 2018

Anson voters to consider Highway Department projects at Town Meeting

The department is proposing to build a garage and enter a lease-purchase contract on a new plow truck.
Published
February 28, 2018

Skowhegan-area schools closed after online threat shows gun

School officials and police said classes were canceled as a precautionary measure following the social media post Tuesday night that showed an AR-15 assault rifle and the threat.