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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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Farmington selectman won’t face assault charge
Somerset County prosecutors declined to bring a domestic assault case against Ryan Morgan, saying there was no proof he even touched the purported victim.
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Fairfield sues Time Warner in franchise fee dispute
The town of Fairfield is suing Time Warner Enterprises, claiming that the cable company has failed to pay the full amount of its franchise fee.
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Madison congregation prays for ‘a miracle’
The 15 surviving members of the Madison Congregational Church say they must put the building up for sale, and fear it will be razed.
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St. Anthony’s Soup Kitchen in Skowhegan to serve Thanksgiving dinner
The holiday meal in the basement of Notre Dame de Lourdes, the first the kitchen has served in years, will be Monday.
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Fairfield police probe possible abuse of year-old child
A child returning to her family in New Hampshire from a stay in Fairfield had bruises on her head.
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Women’s club co-founded by Margaret Chase Smith disbands
Membership in the Skowhegan chapter of the Maine Business and Professional Women had declined from a peak of 100 to only five today.
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Fairfield man gets jail after second violent attack in six weeks
Christopher Snow had been free on bail since an incident in early October; he will serve 90 days after entering guilty pleas in both cases.
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Cornville resident chronicles history of Hilton Hill
Alvan Laiho has traced the history of Hilton Hill in Cornville back to the Revolutionary War era.
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Skowhegan’s Sappi mill turns on the gas
Summit Natural Gas connection has gone live, which will save Sappi Fine Paper Co. hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil a year.