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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.

Local & State

Sweep of Skowhegan town building finds nothing else after suspicious packets found

by Doug Harlow March 12, 2015March 13, 2015

The building was evacuated in mid-afternoon after two packets were found, and they are being tested to see if they’re explosives.

Local & State

Palmyra Selectmen, Budget Committee differ on spending

by Doug Harlow March 12, 2015March 12, 2015

Voters have ample opportunity to debate budget issues at Town Meeting on Saturday.

Local & State

Athens voters asked for small spending hike

by Doug Harlow March 11, 2015March 11, 2015

Saturday’s Town Meeting warrant has items to fix a leaky roof at the town garage and a small pay raise for the road commissioner and helper.

Local & State, Maine Crime, News

Skowhegan police arrest three at Trinity men’s shelter

by Doug Harlow March 11, 2015March 11, 2015

Police Chief Ted Blais said the shelter “brings more crime” to the town, but church officials say its presence helps deter crime.

Local & State

Skowhegan police chief hopes to lure recruits with signing bonus

by Doug Harlow March 10, 2015March 10, 2015

The stipend was presented as a way to compensate for the low starting pay and long workdays blamed for current vacancies.

Local & State, Maine Crime

Gun found at house of Bingham man on probation for manslaughter

by Doug Harlow March 9, 2015March 9, 2015

A routine search uncovered beer, pot and a handgun that could send Bruce Morris back to prison to finish a term in the beating death of an American Indian.

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