Doug Harlow

Morning Sentinel

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.

Local & State, News

Questions surround crash death of Canadian couple in northern Maine

by Doug Harlow December 21, 2015December 22, 2015

Francine Dumas and Martin Poulin, both 58, were missing for a week before family members discovered the crash site Aug. 4.

Cops & Courts, News

Friend implicates murder defendant in Maine man’s death

by Doug Harlow December 11, 2015December 11, 2015

After hearing an incriminating statement by Jason Cote, she and her boyfriend discovered the slain man’s body in his mobile home, she tells a jury.

Cops & Courts, News

Defense: Somerset County homicide victim was directed to hurt others by imaginary friend

by Doug Harlow December 10, 2015December 10, 2015

Jason Cote of Palmyra, charged with killing Ricky Cole, acted in self-defense against a man who was taking drugs that suggest he may have been psychotic, Cote’s lawyers say during his murder trial.

Cops & Courts, Local & State, News

Jury selected in trial of man accused of beating Detroit resident to death

by Doug Harlow December 9, 2015December 9, 2015

Jason Cote of Palmyra is charged with murder in the slaying of Ricky Cole in July 2013.

Local & State, News

Baking workshops at Somerset Grist Mill showcase real bread, economy

by Doug Harlow December 8, 2015December 8, 2015

Locally sourced foods are building a solid food movement in Maine, said those leading discussions at the Skowhegan events.

Cops & Courts, Local & State

Victim’s neck tattoo photo disallowed in Jason Cote murder trial in Skowhegan

by Doug Harlow December 7, 2015December 7, 2015

Ricky Cole’s ‘RIP’ tattoo appeared in a jail booking photo, which could prejudice the jury, the judge says.

Cops & Courts, Local & State, News

Photo of victim’s tattoo won’t be used in Jason Cote’s murder trial in Skowhegan

by Doug Harlow December 7, 2015December 8, 2015

Ricky Cole had a tattoo – RIP – that Jason Cote’s attorney says may have convinced Cote he was in danger, but the prosecution asked a photo of it not be used in Somerset County Superior Court.