President Donald Trump’s threats to cut federal funding for Maine schools played into budget deliberations this spring.
Jake Freudberg
Staff Writer
Jake covers public safety, courts and immigration in central Maine. He started reporting at the Morning Sentinel in November 2023 and previously covered all kinds of news in Skowhegan and across Somerset County. Jake grew up in Massachusetts and graduated from Tufts University. While in school, Jake wrote for various news organizations in the Boston area. He’s also a Maine whitewater rafting guide and lived in Spain’s Canary Islands for a year.
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Madison addiction treatment clinic moving ahead with new location
Acadia Healthcare has contacted town officials to begin the application process under a new ordinance to open its clinic at the Madison Business Gateway, Town Manager Denise Ducharme said.
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Case against former Anson-Madison Water District superintendent stays alive
Michael Corson, 55, had asked for the charge to be dropped in March.
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Hartland death under investigation by state police
Major crimes detectives are investigating the death of a woman Saturday at a residence on the Canaan Road in Hartland.
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Affidavit details ties between Solon fatal crash and local drug trafficking
A detective’s affidavit supporting charges against Rhaheem Friend, the driver in the August 2024 crash, also describes what happened in the five hours between the crash and when it was reported.
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Skowhegan man charged with manslaughter for 2024 fatal crash
Rhaheem Friend, 34, was driving the vehicle in the August 2024 crash on South Solon Road in Solon that left Nicholas Foss, 39, of Madison, dead.
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Waterville man charged with arson after police find burning dumpster, trash
State fire investigators said they determined Jason Woods, 47, intentionally set the fire in a parking lot early Thursday morning.
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Cornville woman arrested in Skowhegan and charged with drug trafficking, police say
Investigators said they found cocaine and methamphetamine hidden in a coffee tumbler.
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Skowhegan to upgrade out-of-date IT system
The system does not protect important data and its issues have interfered with town business, Town Manager Dawn DiBlasi said.
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Cornville town meeting remains unfinished until yearly audit
Town officials said they are waiting for the audit to schedule a third date to finish town meeting, which was tabled partway through after two attempts in March.