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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PublishedMay 16, 2019
Skowhegan police detective pleads guilty to assault on ex-wife
Detective Sgt. Don Avery received a deferred disposition for one year that will result in a $300 fine if he is successful in not getting in trouble during that time.
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PublishedMay 13, 2019
Crash on US Route 201 in Skowhegan sends 2 people to hospital
U.S. Route 201 was closed from about 10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday after the collision between a Jeep SUV and a Ford passenger car; pit bull terrier still missing from the scene.
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PublishedMay 7, 2019
Pittsfield police identify driver in fatal crash
The Monday crash is still under investigation, but neither speed nor alcohol appears to have been a factor in the fatal accident.
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PublishedMay 2, 2019
Skowhegan Indian Pride supporter mounts challenge to school leaders
Canaan resident James Macarthur called for the board chairwoman and the superintendent to step down in a no-confidence declaration.
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PublishedMay 1, 2019
Some concerned ‘Indians’ supporters will try to sink Skowhegan area school budget
School Administrative District 54 will hold informational meeting Thursday on the proposed $36.7 million spending package — up about 3%.
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PublishedApril 26, 2019
Skowhegan-area school board won’t seek referendum on ‘Indians’ nickname
Four years in the making, the vote Thursday night came on the heels of an earlier vote by the board to retire the mascot.
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PublishedApril 25, 2019
Moment of silence, food drive mark 1 year after shooting of Cpl. Eugene Cole
“Cpl. Cole was an inspiration to many and will never be forgotten,” a dispatcher said over the radio Thursday afternoon.
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PublishedApril 23, 2019
Attorneys questioned on second day of Jay Mercier murder appeal in Skowhegan
Mercier was sentenced to 70 years for the murder of Rita St. Peter on July 5, 1980, and has since lost two appeals, one in 2014 and the other in 2016.
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PublishedApril 22, 2019
Man convicted of murder that went unsolved for 32 years goes to court for third appeal
Jay Mercier is appealing his conviction for the murder of Rita St. Peter on July 5, 1980, in Anson.
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PublishedApril 19, 2019
Norridgewock remembers slain hometown hero Cpl. Eugene Cole
Food drive and personal care items are being collected through Thursday, the one-year anniversary of the shooting death of the Somerset County sheriff’s deputy.
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