The businessman, baseball coach, community volunteer and longtime Elks Club Santa Claus is remembered fondly in the report for the June 13 Town Meeting.
Doug Harlow
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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Fairfield antiques seller settles with town over code violations, civil penalties
Robert Dale, charged with having an illegal junkyard in Fairfield held off a possible jail time and seizure of Halowell property this month.
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Somerset Humane Society turning donated shoes into jobs in developing countries
A Florida-based group buys collected shoes from organizations as seed money for footwear repair and sales, and the shelter gets money to help its fundraising efforts.
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Whitefield man crashes truck, snaps utility pole in Fairfield
The driver of a Chevy Silverado narrowly escaped injury after rolling his truck, police say.
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Vandals damage eight school buses at the SAD 54 garage in Skowhegan
Windows and a glass door were smashed with rocks.
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School Administrative District 54 voters approve $33.9 million budget for coming year
More state money to cover hardship of drop in Sappi paper mill valuation produces spending package lower than the current budget.
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Skowhegan man accused of dumping water bought with assistance money to get 5 cent return
Brian Trueman, 32, who is on probation for domestic violence convictions, was summoned on a charge of trafficking in public benefits, police said.
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Skowhegan Area Middle School produces Somerset County Teacher of the Year three straight years
The teachers credit the streak to shared decision-making and freedom to lead, which they cite as crucial to success.
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Body of missing child recovered from pond in St. Albans
State police, Somerset County deputies and wardens took part in the search for the boy who was first reported missing at about 4:20 p.m.
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Huffington tells Colby College graduates Trump’s a good example of effects of sleep deprivation
The co-founder of Huffington Post and author of the recent “The Sleep Revolution” tells graduates that sleep is the real performance enhancing drug, and the presumptive Republican presidential candidate exhibits the signs of not getting enough.