The blaze apparently started in the living room of the single-family home.
Doug Harlow
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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Two-car crash in Embden sends 2 people to hospital
Edward Boyer, 89, of New Portland drove his station wagon into the path of a New York City man’s SUV, police say.
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Drug raid in Pittsfield nets police loaded guns, cash
Brian Leavitt and Ashleigh Richmond were on their way home from a methadone clinic when they were taken into custody, police said.
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Madison man takes plea agreement in 2015 fatal crash
Jonathan Cayford will serve nine months in jail as the driver of a car that crashed in Starks, killing Clint Briggs.
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Nine beagles left in subzero temps without food or water rescued
The dogs, including three puppies, were abandoned for more than two days in an unheated garage in Franklin County, police say.
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Maine ski areas big and small start to hum after well-timed foot of fresh snow
Like most, Skowhegan’s Eaton Mountain is capitalizing on the power of natural snow to attract skiers who ‘don’t start thinking about the snow until they have it in their own back yard.’
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Father of murder victim wants domestic violence offenders electronically monitored
Vance Ginn and others are launching a campaign for ankle bracelets for people charged with domestic violence.
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Killer who led longest manhunt ever in Maine gets 55 years for murdering his ex-girlfriend
A jury found Robert Burton guilty of murder in October for fatally shooting Stephanie Gebo in the home in Parkman they had shared.
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Margaret Chase Smith Library showcases cards from U.S. leaders and Phyllis Diller
Every year there were hundreds of Thanksgiving greetings, Christmas cards and birthday cards – Dec. 14 was Chase’s birthday – and the senator would reply to every one.
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Sappi executive named 2018 Woman of Distinction by Girl Scouts of Maine
Laura Thompson, director of sustainable development and policy initiatives, was honored this month in Portland.