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 7, 2017

Injured hiker in Somerset County taken to hospital after injury

The hiking incident was reported Tuesday morning near the border of Franklin and Somerset counties, near the Jerome Brook Trail in Carrying Place Township.
Published
March 7, 2017

Athens voters to revisit road paving bond at Town Meeting

A proposal to fix and pave Dore Hill Road and Chapman Ridge Road failed last year over fears of a school budget shortfall, but residents at Saturday’s annual meeting will be asked again to approve spending for the plan.
Published
March 6, 2017

Poland Spring courted for Madison mill sites as buyers, tenants are sought

Madison area officials say they would like to see Poland Spring water company find water sources for possible move into the former mill that closed in May.
Published
March 6, 2017

Quilt made by Winslow’s Morissette displayed in New York City

Susan Morissette said she first pieced together panels for a small “get well” quilt from Maine two days after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center.
Published
March 4, 2017

Embden voters at Town Meeting reject proposal to establish highway department

The proposal would have changed the way the town has done business for years; supporters said the change would have saved taxpayers money.
Published
March 3, 2017

Skowhegan firefighters honored for saving Waterville responder during apartment blaze

Firefighter Dan Brown was trapped under debris from a collapsed ceiling in the Feb. 1 fire on Summer Street in Waterville when Skowhegan’s Rapid Intervention Team came to his rescue.
Published
March 3, 2017

Three Long Creek inmates captured after escape from camp outing

The three stole an SUV near Carrabassett Valley and were taken into custody in South Portland, authorities say.
Published
March 3, 2017

Young inmates apprehended after escaping from Franklin County camping retreat

Three teenagers from Long Creek Youth Development Center allegedly stole a car after escaping custody while on a camping retreat Friday morning, police said.
Published
March 1, 2017

Longtime Cornville selectman seeking re-election, says budget should stay the same

Melvin Blaisdell, 67, is running unopposed for a three-year term as first selectman in the upcoming election, while municipal spending is expected to remain the same at about $550,000.
Published
March 1, 2017

Solon Town Meeting voters to consider transfer station truck replacement, sidewalks fixes

Projected municipal spending for the coming year will grow by less than 1 percent if all articles pass Saturday during Town Meeting, as selectmen and the Budget Committee recommend.