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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PublishedAugust 17, 2012
Police looking for man who robbed Newport pharmacy
NEWPORT — Police are looking for a man who robbed the Rite Aid pharmacy last night on Moosehead Trail in the town’s triangle business district off U.S. Route 2 and state Route 100.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2012
French fry mogul McGray says fresh potatoes have kept fairgoers happy for 25 years
“Life has been good to me,” said Stan McGray, 67. “The fair life has been good. I’ve made money, had hard roads with the economy, but we still survive with repeat customers.”
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PublishedAugust 16, 2012
Benton loses two town officials in one week
BENTON — One of the last pieces of town business First Selectman Ryan Liberty handled before he resigned this week was to accept another letter of resignation — that of Town Clerk Julie Morrison.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2012
SAD 13 school budget approved with $29k less than last year
BINGHAM — School Administrative District 13 residents in Bingham and Moscow approved a $3,019,075 budget Tuesday night for the coming school year.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2012
Skowhegan selectmen name Detective Sgt. Summers as interim police chief
Summers, 45, will take over in mid-September when Deputy Police Chief Dale Lancaster leaves to become chief deputy for the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2012
Angus King vows to help New Balance by halting talks to eliminate duties on imported shoes
“This represents American manufacturing and we just can not let it go without a fight,” King said outside the Skowhegan plant. “I’m telling them that this trade agreement would be a disaster; it would probably spell the end of this facility. The promise is that I’m going to fight this, hard.”
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PublishedAugust 14, 2012
Whooping cough spreads
SKOWHEGAN — The number of cases of the highly contagious disease whooping cough continues to rise statewide — as do the ages of those affected.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2012
Skowhegan could get bond money by 2015
SKOWHEGAN — Gov. Paul LePage has agreed to release voter-approved bonds for a downtown improvement project, but the money may not reach town coffers for another three years.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2012
SAD 13 leaders hope three’s the charm
BINGHAM — School Administrative District 13 residents in Bingham and Moscow will consider a third budget tonight.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2012
Whooping cough cases, ages affected continue to increase
SKOWHEGAN — The number of cases of the highly contagious disease whooping cough continues to rise statewide — as do the ages of those affected.
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