Driverless truck crashes into Skowhegan Pizza Hut, which was scheduled open minutes before accident.
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 staff shuffle alters Halloween, Christmas plans
The annual Halloween haunted house is moving to a new location Saturday, and the Christmas parade will be organized by another group this year.
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New Skowhegan Deputy Police Chief Donald Bolduc was in right place at right time
Former Millinocket chief took a pay cut to be a patrol officer in Skowhegan, then Skowhegan’s deputy chief left and he was the town’s first choice to fill the spot.
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Beards equal good luck for World Series-crazed Red Sox fans
Skowhegan area fans show support for the Boston nine with face hair and lots of faith.
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New Skowhegan fence draws ire, concern for children
A resident says a new ornamental fence along the Kennebec River on West Front Street is dangerous and should be changed before somebody is hurt.
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Canadian teen’s mother says he would rather be in jail than live with father
The mother of Zachary Wittke, 16, arrested after a high speed chase with police Tuesday in Franklin County, said her son has been battling mental health problems his entire life.
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Canadian teens’ crime spree ends in Kingfield river following chase by police, shots fired
Young ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ stole three vehicles in two countries before a chase that ended when they jumped into the Carrabassett River in Kingfield, police say.
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Oakland man who died in crash Saturday driven home by police
Paul L. Caret had been stopped by Oakland police on Smithfield Road about 1 a.m. and charged with OUI and operating after suspension, then released and driven home by a police officer.
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Marchers protesting government drone use demonstrate in Skowhegan
Members of groups including Veterans for Peace and Maine Campaign to Bring Our War $$ Home started the Maine Drone Peace Walk in Limestone and plan to end in Bath Saturday after stops in Farmington, Waterville and the State House.
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Guns drawn, officers tackled armed and suicidal Fairfield police chief
Newly released reports describe how John Emery threatened suicide by shootout in Skowhegan, was subdued, disarmed.