Jake Freudberg – Page 21 – Centralmaine.com

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.

Local & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News

Police investigating incident in Palmyra

by Jake Freudberg March 12, 2025March 13, 2025

Maine State Police detectives were investigating Wednesday morning at 531 Madawaska Road.

Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News

Skowhegan town meeting to stay in June this year

by Jake Freudberg March 12, 2025March 12, 2025

The select board set the usual mid-June date for town meeting but will consider a proposal to move it to May, or earlier, in the coming years.

Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News, Schools and Education

Skowhegan-area school board to consider compliance with Trump order

by Jake Freudberg March 7, 2025March 7, 2025

After a board member tried to force a vote Thursday about whether the board would explicitly follow the Trump administration’s orders, the board chair said the matter would have to be taken up at the next meeting.

Local & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News

Skowhegan murderer appeals sentence

by Jake Freudberg March 5, 2025March 5, 2025

Jason Servil is appealing his 45-year sentence to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on the grounds that the judge who sentenced him made several mistakes during a tense hearing last year.

Local & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News

Fairfield home busted for suspected illegal marijuana grow

by Jake Freudberg March 4, 2025March 4, 2025

No arrests were made during the execution of the search warrant Tuesday morning, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.

Local & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News

Garland man sentenced for possessing child sexual abuse material in Somerset County

by Jake Freudberg March 4, 2025March 4, 2025

Clancy Trenton Scott, 24, pleaded guilty Tuesday to 10 counts of possession of sexually explicit materials.

Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News

Norridgewock voters reject new position, approve all other spending

by Jake Freudberg March 4, 2025March 4, 2025

Voters rejected the proposed community event and engagement coordinator position, but the construction of a new gazebo at Oosoola Park narrowly passed.