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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.

Local & State

Anson voters decide to build $400,000 addition to town garage

by Doug Harlow March 5, 2018March 5, 2018

Residents at Town Meeting OK’d buying a 2018 plow truck, a 1-ton truck and a 2018 loader.

Three boys from Waterville high school charged in series of threats

by Doug Harlow March 2, 2018March 5, 2018

One of three students charged with terrorizing said he wanted ‘to pull a Sandy Hook,’ a reference to an incident in which a gunman killed 20 6- and 7-year-olds and six adults, while charges are pending against two other boys.

Local & State, Schools and Education

180 students absent at Skowhegan Area High School as fears linger

by Doug Harlow March 2, 2018March 2, 2018

Parents and students still are wary because of recent threats, with some students opting to stay out until Monday while counselors and other school staff members work with them to alleviate fears.

Cops & Courts, Maine Crime

Cornville woman charged after heroin found in her bra

by Doug Harlow March 2, 2018March 2, 2018

Miranda Schmidt admitted to Fairfield police that she had concealed the drug worth $12,000 in her bra.

Local & State

Police charge 2 boys at Skowhegan High School with felony terrorizing

by Doug Harlow March 1, 2018March 2, 2018

Skowhegan area schools were on ‘lockout’ Thursday as police detained three boys during their investigation into a second message threatening violence.

Local & State

Anson voters to consider Highway Department projects at Town Meeting

by Doug Harlow February 28, 2018February 28, 2018

The department is proposing to build a garage and enter a lease-purchase contract on a new plow truck.

Local & State

Skowhegan-area schools closed after online threat shows gun

by Doug Harlow February 28, 2018February 28, 2018

School officials and police said classes were canceled as a precautionary measure following the social media post Tuesday night that showed an AR-15 assault rifle and the threat.

Local & State, Maine Crime

Police: Man dies from self-inflicted gunshot after standoff at home in Mercer

by Doug Harlow February 26, 2018February 27, 2018

Gary Picard, 51, had been on a deferred disposition through the Somerset County District Attorney’s Office for a prior domestic incident and police said they were called to a home Sunday night for a reported assault.