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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PublishedJuly 23, 2015
Rare calico lobster surprises Skowhegan market
The lobster, colored mottled orange, yellow and black, was caught off the coast near Friendship and will be on display at the 201 Market on Madison Avenue in Skowhegan until it’s donated.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2015
Man rescued after boat capsizes at Lake George State Park
Park director Jeff McCabe and ranger Derek Ellis commandeered a personal watercraft from a nearby camp to get to Llewellyn Ryder about 50 yards from shore.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2015
Dangerous suspect still missing in northern Maine – and so is normal life
From Guilford to Athens, people are locking doors and staying wary as a manhunt lingers for weeks and the FBI joins the effort.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2015
Maine town remains intrigued by mystery of Mr. Tramp
No one in Solon knows who’s buried beneath a slab of fieldstone.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2015
Six visual artists push boundaries of cinema at Maine International Film Festival
They are featured in the show at Common Street Arts gallery across the square from the Waterville Opera House.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2015
Skowhegan fair goes on with Smokey’s Greater Shows
Skowhegan State Fair officials say they’re not worried about safety issues next month.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2015
Activists in Fairfield remember Lac-Megantic, protest oil trains
They decry what one calls the ‘negligence’ that led to the tragedy in Quebec and still puts millions at risk.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2015
Two Maine men dead after high-speed police chase
The driver of the car, which slammed into a tree in Vassalboro, was a habitual motor vehicle offender and may have been impaired, police say.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2015
Skowhegan grist mill certified as all kosher
An expert inspector finds the facility makes organic grains that are fit for both the Jewish diet and for others interested in health and quality.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2015
Poliquin amendment to defund EPA rules passes in House
The Sappi paper mill in Skowhegan would be required to spend millions of dollars to comply with new Environmental Protection Agency regulations, Poliquin warned before his amendment won approval.
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