The longtime opponent of prohibition calls for people to be free to consume pot, for the market to set the price, and for the Legislature to stop making rules that people will break.
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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Skowhegan woman’s counseling, wellness center pitch wins entrepreneur challenge
Amanda Leigh Clark, a licensed social worker, has been awarded the $23,000 package, including a $10,000 forgivable loan from Skowhegan Savings.
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Skowhegan hearing covers fireworks ban repeal, other proposed ordinance changes
The proposals are expected to be on the Town Meeting warrant in June.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Luc Tieman found guilty by jury of murdering wife
In her closing argument to the jury, Assistant Attorney General Leanne Zainea told the jury their only possible conclusion could be that Luc Tieman ‘is guilty of murder’ in the death of his wife, Valerie.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Maine Crime
Luc Tieman takes the stand in murder trial, admits he changed his story often
After closing arguments Monday, the jury will get to decide what is fact and what is fiction in the murder trial resulting from the death of Valerie Tieman.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Maine Crime
Defense deflects blame for murder onto Luc Tieman’s brother
The prosecutor ignored the defense’s attempt to create an alternate suspect, and Luc Tieman ignored his brother after Sam Tieman took the witness stand.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Drugs found in Valerie Tieman’s body did not kill her, medical examiner says
Either gunshot to the head or neck would have been fatal, former ME Dr. Clair Bryce told the jury in the murder trial of Luc Tieman.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
State trooper describes contents of Valerie Tieman’s shallow grave
After a warden’s dog found human remains behind Luc Tieman’s parents’ house, the police evidence team slowly took inventory.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Maine Crime
Prosecution opens Luc Tieman trial asserting gunshots killed his wife
Valerie Tieman’s parents testified about their concerns for their daughter and that Luc Tieman was with another woman when his wife was missing.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Attorney enters motion to include alternative suspect in Luc Tieman’s defense
After jury selection concluded Friday in Somerset County Superior Court in Skowhegan, Stephen Smith argued his motion meets the demands of admissibility.