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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PublishedDecember 9, 2017
At Central Maine Wreath company, booming business leads to higher wages
The large holiday-season industry seems to be having a good year, especially so for those employed as ‘fir tippers’ bringing in the balsam harvest.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2017
Anson to decide whether to accept Madison Paper’s landfill
The paper mill’s former owners also would provide $2.4 million to maintain the property.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2017
North Anson man charged with furnishing, possession of drugs
The arrest of John D. Pierce Jr. is the result of continuing drug-related investigations in Somerset County.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2017
Festival of Trees to light up Good Will-Hinckley on Friday
The 25th annual event, which continues until Dec. 16, will feature 23 decorated trees, with 23 miniature trees with presents offered in a raffle.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2017
Mount View High School student, 16, killed in car crash on way to school
Police say Riley Boulay, 16, of Liberty, was on his way to school when the accident happened, citing speed as the main factor.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2017
State police investigators return to Skowhegan in search for missing woman
Tina Stadig, 40, of was last seen locally in May and was reported missing by family members on July 4.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2017
Wood chip truck driver says he fell asleep in Athens, woke up in ditch
The driver says he nodded off around 4 a.m. Wednesday and woke up in the ditch off Route 150, the local fire chief said.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2017
State police, wardens join search for Skowhegan woman missing last 6 months
Tina Stadig, 40, who relatives say suffers from mental illness, was last seen locally in May and reportedly at a Bangor homeless shelter in July.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2017
Luc Tieman in court over ‘involuntary’ statements related to wife’s slaying
The defense contends Tieman’s right to remain silent was violated when he spoke to police about the 2016 death of Valerie Tieman.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2017
Fairfield convenience store robbed by man with handgun, police say
A man wearing ski goggles and showing a handgun fled the Circle K on Norridgewock Road with an undisclosed amount of cash about 7:45 p.m. Sunday, police said.
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