Though two events have been canceled, a return to cold temperatures this week will allow the Skowhegan-area celebration to go on as planned.
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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Fire causes major damage to Skowhegan mobile home, displaces 3
Firefighters from several area departments worked quickly to stop the early morning fire from spreading further, Skowhegan’s fire chief said.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Sheriff: One arrested in Norridgewock after third bust in the last week of an illegal marijuana grow in Somerset County
Multiple law enforcement agencies, led by the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, executed a search warrant at a home on Betterment Road in Norridgewock, leading to the arrest of Zunjie Wu, 26, of Brooklyn, New York.
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Concerns linger over Skowhegan’s new public safety building, even as selectmen sign off on project
The Police and Fire departments are expected to move soon into the $8 million building, but town officials are withholding the final $20,000 payment while the contractor, Benchmark Construction of Westbrook, addresses issues.
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Skowhegan to move forward with proposed 2nd bridge downtown, pending public input
Spurred by an ongoing traffic improvement project and December’s historic flooding, town officials have settled on a location for a long-discussed second bridge, though residents will weigh in before the state develops more detailed plans.
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Sheriff: More than 500 marijuana plants, drug materials seized at Mercer home in latest bust of illegal marijuana growing operation
No arrests were made because no one was at the Rome Road home when the raid was carried out, but officials say charges are expected after the occupants are located.
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Sheriff: Thousands of illegally grown marijuana plants seized during search of Norridgewock home
The bust of the illegal marijuana growing operation is part a larger investigation involving local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, according to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster.
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Skowhegan mill redevelopment scores first public loan to get back on track after flooding caused millions in damage
A loan package totaling $200,000 from Somerset County and the Somerset Economic Development Corp. marks a starting point for more than $1 million in assistance the Spinning Mill project’s developers say they need after December’s flooding damage.
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Gov. Mills: ‘Please take advantage of help’ from FEMA storm recovery centers
Touring the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Skowhegan, one of five slated to open in Maine, Gov. Janet Mills urged residents to seek help in recouping losses from the powerful December storm that brought widespread power outages and flooding to Maine.
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Maine officials wary of confusion at March vote over No Labels registrations, new primary rules
Local officials say they’re bracing for potential confusion because some voters may have inadvertently enrolled in the new No Labels party that has gained ballot access in Maine and because there are new rules for the upcoming March primary.