A Jackman man is free on bail after police raided his home Thursday and arrested him on marijuana cultivation charges, seizing 71 marijuana plants.
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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Harmony man sentenced for threatening Cambridge couple, burning their house
A Harmony man was sentenced this week to 15 years in prison with all but three years suspended for threatening a Cambridge couple with a gun and then setting their house on fire in 2012.
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Albion man charged with busting police cruiser window, driving drunk in Fairfield
An Albion man faces a November court date after he allegedly kicked out a police cruiser window following his arrest on a drunk driving charge this week in Fairfield.
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Starks woman still in hospital after she was hit by SUV in Fairfield
Maxine Wolph-Johnson suffered injuries after Jeremy Sinclair, of Madison, hit her and another woman as they walked on Ten Lots Road in Fairfield Sept. 15.
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Natural gas lines push forward to connect central Maine
Crews working on Summit Natural Gas pipeline will work 24 hours a day, linking Sappi Fine Paper Co. to the main line in Fairfield.
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More works by Skowhegan Indian’s sculptor to be displayed in town
A 12-foot-tall wooden sculpture of scrambling football players and an early model of Skowhegan’s iconic Indian sculpture will be coming to town soon for permanent public display.
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Art tour Saturday to focus on Somerset County talent
The Wesserunsett Arts Council plans an Open Studio Tour this weekend, focused mainly on artists in Somerset County.
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Fatal Starks accident remains under investigation
The police investigation into the death of Walter Cowan, 84, of Anson, who was struck by a dump truck in Starks on Tuesday, continues with no word yet on possible charges.
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Common Ground Fair speaker outlines benefits of bacteria in food, life
Bacteria is beneficial to life, according to speaker Sandor Katz, an author and fermentation expert who spoke of “Fermentation and Food Relocalization” at the Common Ground Fair on Friday.
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Two young boys charged in vandalism of rare cars in Skowhegan
18 motor vehicle tires were slashed in the Skowhegan incident, paint was scratched on several of the cars and they were rifled through, jumped on and stepped on.