Jake covers Skowhegan and the surrounding area for the Morning Sentinel. Before arriving to central Maine, Jake reported for GBH News, Boston.com, El Mundo Boston, and the Appalachian Mountain Club's magazine. Jake graduated from Tufts University, where he was a reporter and editor for The Tufts Daily, the school's independent student newspaper. Though he grew up in the Boston area, Jake has spent the last several summers working as a whitewater rafting guide in Maine on the Kennebec, Penobscot, and Dead Rivers. He also taught English for a year in Spain's Canary Islands.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2025
Skowhegan study marks 2nd Kennebec River bridge as top priority
The select board this week signed off on a transportation study, which also recommends changes to the rotary and adding more bike lanes and sidewalks.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2025
Moscow banned solar farms. A developer wants to change that.
Cianbro and Patriot Renewables are proposing a 60-megawatt solar farm at an old military radar site in Moscow and Caratunk.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2025
Skowhegan election results: Whitney Cunliffe defeats 3 others
Voters on Tuesday chose Whitney Cunliffe to serve the remainder of a term that runs through June 2026.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2025
Norridgewock murder suspect makes court appearance
Kendall Purnell, 38, of Norridgewock is accused of killing Harold Burgess, 71, and seriously injuring Shawn Haggan, 45.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2025
Somerset SnowFest returns to Skowhegan with winter fun
Activities are scheduled to begin Saturday at Lake George Regional Park and run until the flagship event, Skijor Skowhegan, at the fairgrounds Feb. 22.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2025
Undefeated Skowhegan speech team wins state championship
Skowhegan Area High School’s team also won the Maine Principals’ Association Sportsmanship Award.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2025
Former administrator faces charge he stole thousands from Pittsfield church
Michael R. Mooney, now 53, of Waterville was hired in 2019 as the administrator at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House of Pittsfield.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2025
Former Skowhegan Drive-In Theatre approved for mobile home park
Plans for the site at 201 Waterville Road include 36 mobile home lots and six recreational vehicle lots.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2025
Clinton man arrested after hit-and-run in Palmyra parking lot
Paul Dunphy drove into a man who was reporting his erratic driving in a store parking lot and then fled the scene, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2025
Solon chase, fight, crash lead to arrests
Alexander Wyman and Sarah Wyman of Solon are facing charges in connection with the incident that took Somerset County Sheriff’s Office investigators days to unravel.
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