Sappi, several elected officials and local business groups are objecting to Brookfield’s preparations with regulators to sell the dams to The Nature Conservancy.
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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Pittsfield drug bust results in large drug seizure, sheriff says
Three people are facing drug trafficking charges as a result of the search warrant executed Wednesday.
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Tractor-trailer crash on I-95 in Clinton closes lane
The truck’s driver suffered injuries not considered life threatening, state police said.
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Pittsfield woman injured in crash with tractor-trailer
Police are investigating the crash, which closed a section of Main Street for several hours.
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Maine DOT proposes changes for dangerous Madison intersection
DOT staff will present to the public Monday their proposal for an all-way stop at the intersection of Route 148, Ward Hill Road and Old County Road.
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Norridgewock home damaged in fire caused by wood stove
Firefighters were able to respond quickly because they had just held their monthly meeting, which the town’s fire chief said prevented more extensive damage.
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Madison residents get last chance to comment on addiction clinic plans
Two public hearings are set this month on Acadia Healthcare’s application to open a clinic under the town’s new ordinance.
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Skowhegan bookstore offers good reads out of woman’s garage
Jess Roy, a book lover and librarian by training, opened Cat Yard Book Shop in August.
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Skowhegan’s pollution control superintendent has eye on the future
After years of investing millions to improve the municipal sewer system, the town is looking at the next round of upgrades at its treatment plant.
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New York man arrested in Palmyra killing brought back to Maine
In October, the FBI arrested Kareem Quattlebaum, who is accused of killing Jaquan Humphries in March.