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
November 22, 2016

Skowhegan says “no” to retail sales, social consumption of marijuana

The Planning Board will write a proposed ordinance banning pot sales and social clubs, reflecting local referendum results from Nov. 8
Published
November 22, 2016

Pregnant woman injured in two-vehicle crash Monday in Norridgewock

Ashley Tetrault, 27, who is eight months pregnant, was taken to a local hospital, as was Dale Bickford, who was driving the other vehicle, police said.
Published
November 21, 2016

Driver in Sunday morning crash in Skowhegan listed in fair condition

Aric Libby, 25, remained at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, but the hospital had no information on his passenger, Aja Lemieux, 26.
Published
November 21, 2016

‘Everybody gets a turkey’ a rallying cry at Skowhegan church

Dozens of volunteers on Monday packed up more than 175 boxes of Thanksgiving Day meals at the Federated Church for pickup Tuesday morning.
Published
November 21, 2016

Fire guts two-family home in Skowhegan

No injuries were reported in the Monday morning fire, and crews were able to save two cats from the burning building off U.S. Route 2.
Published
November 19, 2016

Mercer family maintains positive outlook raising turkeys for Thanksgiving despite dad’s illness

Scott Greaney, his wife and three kids have run the farm with humor and love during Greaney’s cancer, chemotherapy and other illnesses.
Published
November 17, 2016

Skowhegan mom charged after 5-year-old found playing in mud puddle

Shawna Towers, 29, claim she was unaware that her child was outside, dressed only in a shirt provided by a passer-by, police said
Published
November 17, 2016

Robbery reported in downtown Skowhegan

The person who called police just after midnight Thursday, claiming to be the victim, has refused to cooperate with the investigation, calling the report’s truthfulness into question.
Published
November 17, 2016

New Sharon woman convicted of contempt of court for violating ban on owning animals

Carol Murphy has previous convictions for animal cruelty and violated the ban in 2014, but the trial was delayed until this week
Published
November 16, 2016

Saturday fire on Ford Hill Road in Hartland started in bedroom

An overheated electrical cord left a family of three homeless, but the house was insured.