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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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  • Published
    April 8, 2012

    Farm-fresh food ready for Pickup

    SKOWHEGAN — The Pickup, a multi-farm community supported agriculture program and retail store, which opened for the season Wednesday, gives local shoppers the opportunity to purchase seasonal farm-fresh food and gives local farmers a new market for their products.

  • Published
    April 6, 2012

    Oakland man charged in robbery backs out on plea deal

    BANGOR — An Oakland man who was scheduled to plead guilty to robbing a Skowhegan credit union in 2009, changed his mind Thursday and asked that the case be continued, according to a federal prosecutor.

  • Published
    April 6, 2012

    Oakland man decides to stand trial for robbery

    BANGOR — An Oakland man who was scheduled to plead guilty to robbing a Skowhegan credit union in 2009, changed his mind Thursday and asked that the case be continued, according to a federal prosecutor.

  • Published
    April 5, 2012

    Three newspapers go online-only

    SKOWHEGAN — Hometown Newspapers LLC, publisher of three weekly newspapers, including the Newport-based SV Weekly-Somerset Times, has suspended some operations and is now emphasizing a single website.

  • Published
    April 4, 2012

    Skowhegan mother wins duck stamp contest

    SKOWHEGAN — An oil painting by a Skowhegan mother of two is the 2012 winner of the Maine Duck Stamp contest.

  • Published
    April 4, 2012

    Skowhegan mother creates duck stamp contest winner

    SKOWHEGAN — An oil painting by a Skowhegan mother of two is the 2012 winner of the Maine Duck Stamp contest.

  • Published
    April 3, 2012

    SAD 54 budget up 4.3 percent

    SKOWHEGAN — Spending from taxation for the coming school year in School Administrative District 54 will be up about $469,000, despite an increase of about $853,000 in state subsidy.

  • Published
    April 3, 2012

    Local county jails’ strip-search procedures

    Maj. David Allen, administrator at the Somerset County Jail in East Madison, said strip-searches are done routinely on inmates entering the general population.

  • Published
    April 1, 2012

    Avoiding a repeat

    SKOWHEGAN — Central Maine is better prepared for pending disasters than officials were 25 years ago, according to Somerset County Emergency Management Director Michael Smith.

  • Published
    March 29, 2012

    War funds, school succession on Brighton Plantation agenda

    BRIGHTON PLANTATION — Voters at the annual Town Meeting on Saturday will be asked to send a message to Congress to stop spending money on war. Residents also will be asked to consider their options in remaining with the local school district, as neighboring Athens did earlier this month.