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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PublishedApril 30, 2017
Home-schooled Maine students headed to national science finals
The members of the Somerset Homeschool Co-op used a power drill, pulleys and rope to haul a box on dolly wheels across the room.
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PublishedApril 25, 2017
State supreme court rejects appeal of Palmyra man convicted of murder
The court upheld the jury conviction of Jason Cote, who was sentenced to 45 years for the murder of Ricky Cole in 2013 in Detroit.
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PublishedApril 23, 2017
Maine director’s film turns a critical eye toward U.S. ideas about Zionism
The movie seeks to explore the disconnect between assimilated American Jews and nationalistic Israelis.
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PublishedApril 22, 2017
Defunct Madison mill churns with uncertainties amid hopes of a revival
While trying to sell the papermaking equipment, the owners would like to see the sprawling facility put to a new use.
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PublishedApril 22, 2017
Skowhegan History House scores federal grant to further its mission
The $7,800 comes from a program to assist small and midsized museums in caring for collectibles.
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PublishedApril 18, 2017
Hydropower assets sold on site where Madison Paper once employed hundreds
It’s the final step in the sale of the closed mill and sets the stage for renewed economic activity there.
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PublishedApril 18, 2017
Madison Paper sells its hydropower facility to New Jersey firm
The sale potentially frees Madison to pursue alternative uses at the former mill site.
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PublishedApril 15, 2017
New Sharon woman convicted of animal cruelty might have appeal heard soon in court
Carol Murphy, 72, is appealing her 364-day jail sentence for contempt of court for possessing animals after being forbidden twice to do so.
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PublishedApril 8, 2017
New exhibit to showcase Maine woman’s World War I experiences as a ‘Y’ Girl
Memorabilia from Faith Hinckley’s nine months overseas aiding American soldiers will be a featured display at Fairfield’s L.C. Bates Museum.
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PublishedApril 5, 2017
KKK fliers in Skowhegan prompt school letters, renew tension over ‘Indians’ mascot
School officials send letters to families condemning bigotry, while a Native American leader says that’s hypocritical for a district that maintains the controversial mascot.
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