Some residents want to know who is operating the unmanned watercraft, which seem to be mapping the lake floor and have been seen elsewhere.
Jake Freudberg
Staff Writer
Jake covers Skowhegan and Somerset County for the Morning Sentinel. He started reporting at the Morning Sentinel in November 2023. 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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Skowhegan 2nd bridge project creeps forward
State transportation officials will present updates on the project and seek input from the public at a Nov. 5 meeting.
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Canadian tourists, trucks still roll through Jackman amid slump in Maine border crossings
Locals say they have not felt a major drop in traffic in the town, despite data showing a significant decrease in Canadian travelers crossing into Maine this year.
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Fairfield fire displaces 2, injures 2 firefighters
The home was a total loss after the blaze Saturday, the town’s fire chief said.
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Somerset County marijuana grow cases stuck in court ‘logjam’
Finding interpreters has been a challenge as cases against several people charged in connection with busts of grow houses proceed to trial.
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Palmyra murder suspect arrested by FBI in New York
Kareem Quattlebaum is accused of killing Jaquan Humphries in March.
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Bingham man’s lawsuit over $25 restaurant sign dismissed
Daigan Small alleged that a town official and sheriff’s deputy conspired against him after he took a sign from a demolition site with a worker’s permission.
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St. Albans mobile home destroyed by Monday morning fire
The cause of the fire, which collapsed the unoccupied structure, is under investigation, a fire official said.
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In Bingham, juvenile crime has officials, residents looking for solutions
About 25 people attended a meeting with law enforcement and corrections officials Thursday to discuss an apparent uptick in crime committed by a small group of minors.
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At Unity farm, goats star on Open Creamery Day
Honey Wilde Farm was one of several creameries that opened its doors Sunday for the Maine Cheese Guild’s annual Open Creamery Day.