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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PublishedJanuary 31, 2013
Fairfield police officer hospitalized following cruiser collision with truck
FARIFIELD — A Fairfield police officer was injured Thursday in a collision with a truck on U.S. Route 201 that destroyed his cruiser and sent the truck down an embankment and into some trees.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2013
IBEW rejects Sappi contract setting stage for strike vote
SKOWHEGAN — Electrical workers at Sappi Fine Paper rejected a new contract tonight, setting the stage for a possible strike.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2013
Winter Carnival at Lake George chock full of fun
SKOWHEGAN — Cardboard box sled races, a chili cook-off over an open fire, s’mores, marshmallows and an ice fishing derby featuring cash prizes are all part of Lake George Regional Park’s annual winter carnival Saturday.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2013
Solon filmmaker loses decades of work in blaze
SOLON — Veteran Maine filmmaker Richard Searls lost a lifetime of master film reels and original videotape Saturday in a fire that tore through his former home and storage barn.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2013
Maine filmmaker loses prized film collection to Saturday fire
SOLON — Veteran Maine filmmaker Richard Searls lost a lifetime of master film reels and original videotape Saturday in a fire that tore through his former home and storage barn.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2013
Brighton Plantation man injured in logging accident, flown to Bangor hospital
PLEASANT RIDGE PLANTATION — A man from Brighton Plantation was taken to a Bangor hospital by LifeFlight helicopter Monday morning after he was pinned against machinery in a logging accident.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2013
Pelham man injured in snowmobile crash near Jackman Monday
MOOSE RIVER — A snowmobiler from New Hampshire was injured Monday morning when his sled slid off Interconnected Trail System 89 near Jackman and struck a tree.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2013
Skowhegan auto-dealer family expands to laundry business
SKOWHEGAN — Need to do a load of laundry and shop for a used car?
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2013
Bill would use state funds to pay off jail construction debt
SKOWHEGAN — Rep. Jeff McCabe is co-sponsoring a bill to allocate money from the state’s general fund to help pay the debt on the state’s jails, including the Somerset County Jail.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2013
Sappi Fine Paper opens its doors to tout its place in global market
SKOWHEGAN — The largest maker of coated paper in North America hummed in the January chill.
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