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 6, 2015
Margaret Chase Smith on the $10 bill? A movement grows
Maine’s late senator was ‘a woman of countless firsts,’ spurring many to champion her image.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2015
Maine carnival company owner, worker charged in Waterville ride accidents
The two are due in court Sept. 22. Meanwhile, Smokey’s Greater Shows can continue to operate.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2015
Former Skowhegan fire chief sentenced for stealing from N.H. firefighter fund
Richard E. Fowler Jr., sentenced in New Hampshire, was fire chief in Maine for a few months in 2014.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2015
‘Manhunt’ signs warn Maine vacationers of fugitive near Parkman
Police continue to search for Robert Burton, who faces a murder charge in the death of his girlfriend, Stephanie Gebo, last month.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2015
For mistakenly crowned Maine pageant queen, sharing a tiara is ill-fitting fix
After a recount, a proposed compromise – dual crowns – turns out not to sit well with the teen whose win as Miss 4th of July in Winslow was the result of a tabulation error.
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PublishedJune 29, 2015
Maine musician whose song helped heal now in need of healing
Peter Witham’s ‘Sunsets of My Mind’ got a lot of airplay after the Columbine shootings; now the musician is gravely ill and doctors don’t know the cause.
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PublishedJune 29, 2015
Debate over ‘Indians’ mascot persists despite school board vote to keep it
Opponents of the name in Skowhegan appeal to the state and media, but others say the issue is now settled.
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PublishedJune 26, 2015
Electronic band plays from Moscow to Moscow, Maine
The group contacted the town after seeing what its travel route would be after opening in Russia’s capital.
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PublishedJune 25, 2015
New Balance has reservations, but still hopes trade pact will protect jobs
The Senate’s fast track approval Wednesday will make it easier for the president to push through the Trans-Pacific Trade Pact, which could have an impact on 900 Maine jobs at the show factory.
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PublishedJune 24, 2015
Bill to modify Skowhegan, Madison paper mill valuations clears legislative hurdle
The bill acknowledges diminished real estate values for paper mills as the industry struggles with closures and layoffs.
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