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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PublishedFebruary 23, 2013
Roads the focus of Cornville town meeting March 2
CORNVILLE — Road maintenance and paving projects for the coming year will be among the major topics of discussion Saturday at the annual Town Meeting.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2013
Fairfield police officer not likely to be charged in crash
FAIRFIELD — A police officer involved in a traffic accident last month on U.S. Route 201 failed to yield to oncoming traffic, but did so in the line of duty and probably will not be charged with a motor vehicle infraction.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2013
Lawyer for girl charged with manslaughter seeking closed competency hearing
SKOWHEGAN — The lawyer for an 11-year-old girl who is charged with manslaughter in the death of an infant last summer has filed a motion in District Court to have a competency hearing scheduled for next week closed to the public and news media.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2013
Somerset County Jail sees changing of the guard
SKOWHEGAN — The county’s No. 2 jail administrator took over day-to-day operations of the jail Wednesday, a day after the top administrator’s job was taken out of the budget to cut costs.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2013
Somerset jail administrator released in budget-cutting move
EAST MADISON — The top administrator at the Somerset County Jail was relieved of his duties Tuesday in a move to cut jail spending for the coming year.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2013
Waterville volunteer named Mid-Maine chamber’s 2012 Elias A. Joseph Award recipient
WATERVILLE — Officials at Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce tried for years to recognize Shawn Michaud for his many hours of volunteer service.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2013
Main Street Skowhegan winnows field for new executive director
SKOWHEGAN — Officials at Main Street Skowhegan say a new executive director is expected to be on board by mid- to late March.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2013
Two Newport-based Regional School Unit 19 teachers nominated for state award
Two area teachers, both employed by Newport-based Regional School Unit 19, have been nominated to become Maine’s 2014 Teacher of the Year.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2013
Skowhegan police chief resigns post
SKOWHEGAN — Selectmen on Tuesday night voted to accept the resignation of police Chief Michael Emmons, who will become chief of police at VA Maine Healthcare Systems’ Togus campus, in Augusta.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2013
Skowhegan firefighters receive new rescue sled
SKOWHEGAN — The fire department on Monday received a new, $3,500 Rescue Alive pontoon sled for thin-ice and open-water rescues.
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