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
May 24, 2017

Skowhegan stitching company expands with factory outlet

Stitching Specialties LLC and Dog Not Gone Visibility Products at the Dane Avenue factory include mosquito, tick and black fly repellent items.
Published
May 23, 2017

Skowhegan selectmen vote to keep controversial traffic changes as is

The board’s 4-1 vote Tuesday came as officials said residents will have input on traffic solutions and police will assist in monitoring traffic at random times and locations.
Published
May 23, 2017

Auction offers more than 3,000 pieces of equipment from former Madison mill

The new owners also hope to sell the closed paper producer’s real estate and the vacant buildings.
Published
May 22, 2017

Tuesday public hearing in Skowhegan to address traffic woes

Town officials want public input on problems and solutions in the area of Gem Street and Cowette Street, Greenwood Avenue and Cleveland Street from North Avenue to Madison Avenue.
Published
May 22, 2017

Man banned from driving for life after fatal Skowhegan crash can apply for license, judge rules

Superior Court Justice William Stokes ruled that state law does not prevent Bryan Carrier, 39, from reapplying for a license even after he was convicted of OUI in a triple fatal crash in 1997 and given a lifetime driving ban.
Published
May 21, 2017

Staff cuts reduce proposed SAD 54 budget for coming year

A proposed $33,800,864 goes to district voters at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the high school gym.
Published
May 20, 2017

Bicycle Coalition of Maine chooses Skowhegan to host this year’s BikeMaine ride

Organizers for the 355-mile ride in September, called “Pathway to the Peaks,” say the town is a perfect fit for the fifth annual event.
Published
May 19, 2017

2 people had non-life threatening injuries following a head-on crash in Skowhegan

Thomas Bussiere, 22, of Skowhegan, driving a 50-year-old Ford pickup truck, collided with a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by Crystal Miner, 31 of Skowhegan, police said Friday.
Published
May 18, 2017

Backyard Farms in Madison sponsors blood drive as American Red Cross of Maine continues bloodmobile campaign

Backyard Farms in Madison is sponsoring a blood drive on Saturday at Somerset Abbey and donating $500 in cash.
Published
May 18, 2017

Traffic means profits along the annual Cornville 10-mile yard sale route this weekend

Event, now in its 34th year, includes streets in Skowhegan and side roads all the way from Route 150 in Athens to U.S. Route 2 on the Kennebec River.