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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PublishedApril 11, 2019
Palmyra man faces June court date following charges of burglary, theft of firearms
Ryan Gaudet, 24, faces felony charges punishable by up to 10 years in prison when he goes to court in June in Skowhegan.
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PublishedApril 10, 2019
Skowhegan Fire Department receives grant for special headsets
A grant of $7,808 from Brookfield Renewable Energy will aid in the purchase of intercom headsets.
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PublishedApril 8, 2019
Fairfield homeowners say proposed solar array will hurt property values
Scott and Robin Weeks say the proposed project with 30,600 solar panels sits just 150 feet from their home and is disrupting a residential area.
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PublishedApril 7, 2019
Morning Sentinel April 7 police log
Waterville area police reports for Sunday, April 7, 2019.
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PublishedApril 7, 2019
Unpermitted brush fire blamed in Vassalboro blaze that destroyed barn
Firefighters from Augusta, China village and South China and Winslow responded to the fire at 658 Webber Pond Road on Sunday.
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PublishedApril 6, 2019
China residents weigh in on selectmen’s raises, fire departments’ budgets
China selectmen and fire chiefs have had an ongoing public disagreement about the way municipal stipends are intended to be distributed among firefighters, elevated by a coinciding proposal for raises for selectmen.
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PublishedApril 6, 2019
Central Maine April 6 police log
Augusta and Waterville area police reports for April 6, 2019.
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PublishedApril 4, 2019
Skowhegan school board mulls nonbinding vote by public on ‘Indians’ nickname
SAD 54 board members will decide whether to hold the nonbinding referendum in the six district towns despite already voting 14-9 on March 7 to “respectfully retire” the nickname.
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PublishedApril 3, 2019
Somerset County commissioners, Budget Committee, approve $12.7 million budget for coming year
“It looks good,” Rep. and Skowhegan Selectwoman Betty Austin said from the audience, as the budget passed with ease.
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PublishedApril 2, 2019
Longtime Skowhegan Savings Bank president and CEO John Witherspoon to retire this year
David Cyr, executive vice president, has been appointed by the bank’s board of directors as the bank’s new president.
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