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
February 15, 2017

Extension cord ignited Skowhegan apartment fire, officials say

Eight adults were displaced from the six-unit building after officials had to shut off power to more than 1,800 in the area.
Published
February 14, 2017

Area firefighters converge on Skowhegan apartment blaze

Flames could be seen coming from second-floor windows at the house as firefighters converged on the scene.
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February 13, 2017

Moody Street dilemma back on selectmen’s agenda Tuesday night

Private way was plowed during Monday’s blizzard, but residents fear that will stop if the town doesn’t make the street a public way.
Published
February 12, 2017

Central Maine braces for big blizzard

With up to 2 feet of snow expected along with blizzard conditions, local snow removal crews are preparing for the biggest storm to hit this winter while schools and offices close on Monday.
Published
February 12, 2017

Athens Community School gets state grant to drill a water well on school property

School currently gets its water from a nearby well downtown, which is privately owned and serves five other homes and businesses.
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February 11, 2017

No injuries reported in Waterville fire

All occupants of a house on John Avenue were out of the house and uninjured, according to a Fairfield fire captain.
Published
February 11, 2017

Police, emergency personnel respond to reported drug overdose Friday night in Skowhegan

Robert Hamilton, 36, of Warren, survived the overdose and was arrested on a probation violation.
Published
February 11, 2017

Maine golf legend was held at gunpoint in Vassalboro by a burglar whom police later shot, killed

Dickie Browne was tied up in the basement of his Fairway Drive home while the burglar ransacked his house, and police responding to the burglary later shot at a pair of suspects — Kadhar Bailey and Ambroshia Fagre — killing both.
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February 10, 2017

Sappi paper mill touts transformational shift with $165 million upgrade

The No. 1 paper machine at the Somerset County mill will be retooled to make mostly consumer packaging products, toothpaste and cosmetics boxes, tea packets and dry goods packaging.
Published
February 9, 2017

Troy woman charged in the death of infant son free on bail, allowed to see other sons

Miranda Hopkins, 32, was released on property bond and will be allowed to see her two other sons, ages 6 and 8, as she awaits prosecution on a charge of manslaughter.