Kennebec Behavioral Health is using $500,000 from the Maine Recovery Council to expand programming and hire staff at the center on High Street.
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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Somerville tax collector drops public records lawsuit against fellow officials
Jon Amirault said the Somerville Municipal Broadband Board provided him the records he wanted, but he still has concerns about the town’s project.
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2 teens arrested in Fairfield after disturbance at restaurant
Police said the boys were wearing ski masks while harassing and yelling at customers at the Purple Cow restaurant.
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Police shoot, kill Hartland man during search
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office was executing a search warrant when Isaac Robinson approached investigators with a knife, authorities said.
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Prosecutors won’t retry man accused of running over Pittsfield officer’s foot
The officer called the decision a betrayal, while the man’s defense attorney said the case should serve as a lesson to police about handling traffic stops.
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2 teens arrested in Skowhegan after chase reaching 100 mph, police say
Skowhegan police were attempting to stop the vehicle, which the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office had reported stolen.
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Prosecutors dismiss case against former Anson-Madison Water District official
The dismissal marks the second time charges have been dropped against Michael Corson as a trial was set to begin.
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Former Anson-Madison Water District official heads to trial again
Michael Corson, previously accused of theft, is charged this time with aggravated criminal invasion of computer privacy, which his attorney says prosecutors have no evidence to support.
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Maine Capitol Police chief has been disciplined before, records show
Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck suspended Matthew Clancy for 40 hours without pay in 2023.
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Man on lawnmower injured in crash in China
The teenage driver of the vehicle that struck the man was issued a summons for operating without a license, police said.