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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PublishedFebruary 28, 2017
Skowhegan’s controversial Moody Street to be closed to town maintenance, plowing
A unanimous vote Tuesday night by the Board of Selectmen keeps the tiny street a private way, not a town-accepted road
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2017
Embden voters to decide whether to form town highway department
The highway department question is part of a referendum ballot to be voted on Friday, while the Town Meeting and voting on the annual town budget is scheduled for Saturday.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2017
For the love of the game — new baseball training site in Skowhegan keeps it in the family
Jesse LaCasse opens up a batting cage in former Village Candlelight Restaurant, owned by his grandmother, and Sterns Department Store, founded by his great grandfather.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2017
Troy mother, free on bail, pleads not guilty to manslaughter in infant son’s death
Miranda Hopkins, 32, was arraigned Friday afternoon in Waldo County Superior Court after she was released on bail earlier this month.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2017
Hathaway Creative Center in Waterville sold for $20 million
The agreement with North River Hathaway was announced Thursday for the former shirt factory that has since been renovated into apartments and office and retail space.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2017
The Children’s Center of Augusta expands again, now in Franklin County
With satellite locations in Skowhegan and Gardiner, the center offers support needs and case management for young children with autism and developmental delays and their families.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2017
Norridgewock man pleads guilty to federal drug charges
Charges against Brandon Lancaster, 21, were investigated and prosecuted as part of the Department of Justice’s Strategy to Combat the Opioid Epidemic.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2017
Fairfield man expected to stand trial next year for allegedly killing his wife
Luc Tieman, 32, has pleaded not guilty to killing his wife, Valerie Tieman, and burying her body behind his parents’ home on Norridgewock Road in Fairfield.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2017
Somerset County early childhood project to receive $300,000
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation awarded the grant to the Maine Early Learning group as an investment to support low-income families in rural education.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2017
Skowhegan officials postpone decision on Moody Street designation
Selectmen could take up the proposal to make it a town-maintained street during their next meeting, on Feb. 28.
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