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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.

Maine, News

Baking workshops at Somerset Grist Mill showcase real bread, economy

by Doug Harlow December 8, 2015December 8, 2015

Locally sourced foods are building a solid food movement in Maine, said those leading discussions at the Skowhegan events.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

West Forks boxer pleads not guilty to prostitution charge

by Doug Harlow December 8, 2015December 8, 2015

A lawyer for Brandon Berry says he’s confident ‘there isn’t the evidence needed to get a conviction.’

Maine, Maine Crime, News

Photo of victim’s tattoo won’t be used in Cote murder trial

by Doug Harlow December 7, 2015December 7, 2015

Ricky Cole had a tattoo — RIP — that Jason Cote’s attorney says may have convinced Cote he was in danger, but the prosecution asked a photo of it not be used in Somerset County Superior Court.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

Murder trial of Palmyra man on horizon as motions set for Monday

by Doug Harlow December 6, 2015December 6, 2015

Jason Cote has pleaded not guilty to killing Ricky Cole in Detroit in July 2013, and attorneys for the defense and prosecution are set to argue about admissible evidence and other issues before the trial starts.

Maine, News

Skowhegan students’ ’empty bowls’ aim to help with food assistance

by Doug Harlow December 3, 2015December 3, 2015

Bowls of soup sold during Friday night’s Skowhegan Holiday Stroll parade will be donated to local soup kitchens and food pantries.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

Somerset County commissioners OK use of drug that reverses narcotic overdoses

by Doug Harlow December 2, 2015December 2, 2015

Deputies now are allowed to carry and administer Narcan in an effort to save lives, the sheriff says.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

Area woman arrested second time in week on drug charges

by Doug Harlow December 1, 2015December 1, 2015

Laura Anderson, arrested on charges that she used a false name and tried to buy drugs last week, was arrested on similar charges Monday in Skowhegan.

Maine, Maine Crime, News, Schools and Education

Petition accuses ‘Not Your Mascot’ creator of harassing Skowhegan Indian supporters

by Doug Harlow December 1, 2015December 1, 2015

An online petition asks Maulian Smith to ‘cease and desist harassing and intimidating behavior,’ while Smith is circulating a petition asking state and local school officials to get rid of the Indians nickname.