The landscaping, intended to complement the newly restored Indian sculpture, could help teach children about which plants local Indians used, according to a local farmer.
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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Skowhegan’s Pickup farm program to grow
A federal grant could help the community-supported agriculture program at The Pickup in Skowhegan double its annual sales.
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DA wants bail revoked in Fairfield child porn case
A child pornography suspect allegedly violated the terms of his release by using a computer to access the Internet.
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Canaan land raffle winner surprised and excited
Orrin Fitzgerald held the lucky ticket in a $100-per-entry raffle to raise money for a chair lift at the Canaan Farmers Hall.
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Alternative drug sentence working for Canaan woman
Abby Fowler is the first participant in a plan crafted by the Somerset District Attorney and the defense attorney in lieu of the drug courts many other counties have.
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Biddeford woman arrested in Skowhegan on drug trafficking charge
A police dog’s search of the woman’s car turned up heroin, police said.
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Serendipity reunites Maine woman, lost dog – and they both cry
A Bangor woman found her lost dog by chance at a Skowhegan shelter while she was looking for a different dog for her grandfather.
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Art studios to open to public in Somerset, Piscataquis counties
The tour, sponsored by the Wesserunsett Arts Council, shows artists in their element creating fine art on the back roads of central Maine.
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Raffle to boost renovations at Canaan Farmers Hall
The board is selling 200 tickets for $100 each for land to finance an elevator to the second floor concert hall famous for its acoustics.
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7-year-old cancer survivor leads her Angel Armies in Waterville fundraiser
Kristina Judkins, of Brewer, wanted to replenish the toy box at Eastern Maine Medical Center for other kids battling cancer.