Ann and Andrew Mefferd buy a magazine dedicated to helping small farmers.
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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Skowhegan meeting will address need for Internet access
Business leaders, officials and the public will gather at 6 p.m. Thursday.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, Outdoors
New documentary focuses on Maine’s little ski hills
‘1000 Feet and Below’ debuts Wednesday at Sugarloaf and shines a light on vanishing ski lifts.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Modest winner of court security award says it’s ‘undeserved’
‘I was grateful to be singled out for it, but everybody else contributes,’ Cpl. Bob Weigelt says.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Skowhegan faces hurdles to get its really big shoe back in the public eye
The 4-foot-tall sculpture has been in storage for several years and may go in the municipal parking lot, but insurance concerns could scuttle the plan.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Police investigate New Year’s Eve vandalism in Pittsfield
Damage from the pellet gun shooting spree is estimated at between $5,000 and $10,000.
Posted inLocal & State, Outdoors
It’s finally beginning to look a lot like ski season at Titcomb Mountain
For fans of the small mountain in West Farmington, the long wait almost seems worth it.
Posted inLocal & State
Man taken to hospital after being hit by vehicle
The Waterville man suffers head and leg injuries, and the Hyundai that hit him has extensive damage.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Pedestrian in fatal Farmington hit-and-run tentatively identified as Wilton woman
An Industry man is charged with aggravated operating under the influence of alcohol.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Murder suspect who eluded Maine police pleads not guilty in killing of ex-girlfriend
Robert Burton, 38, was on the run for 68 days before turning himself in to face charges in the death of Stephanie Gebo.