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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PublishedJanuary 30, 2025
Federal funding questions muddle Skowhegan athletic complex project
With engineering costs also increasing, town officials are taking a hard look at the project’s budget.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2025
Skowhegan extends athletic complex oversight contract with selectman’s firm
Selectman Steven Govoni said his company, Wentworth Partners & Associates, has been losing money on the project.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2025
Skowhegan selectmen say no to naming field after longtime coach
Selectmen said the town needs a policy detailing the process for dedicating public spaces.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2025
Skowhegan traffic stop leads to drug trafficking arrest
Police say they found 37.3 grams of fentanyl in the vehicle, which officers had stopped outside George’s Banana Stand.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2025
1 dead in crash on Route 201 in West Forks
Todd Bouchard, 62, of Madison was northbound in a Ford F-150 pickup truck when he crossed the centerline and collided with a southbound tractor-trailer, officials said.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2025
Skowhegan-area school board committee appointments questioned
After a former board member questioned why his replacement was not given his seat on a committee, district officials determined they were violating bylaws defining town representation on committees.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2025
Bingham repeat offender found guilty of sex crimes against minors
A jury on Thursday convicted Christopher C. Cates, a lifetime registrant on the state’s sex offender registry, after a three-day trial.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2025
Bingham man charged again with more sex crimes heads to trial
The two alleged victims in the case are expected to testify, prosecutors said.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2025
Sappi machinists in Skowhegan reject contract offer, authorize strike
Fair wages and work-life balance are among the topics of negotiations IAM Local 2740 members and the company plan to revisit Tuesday, a union representative said.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2025
Massachusetts man indicted for Athens assault hints at self-defense
The Somerset County grand jury indicted 52 defendants on various charges when it met in December, according to the district attorney’s office.
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