Taxpayers will fund $6.9 million of the jail’s budget and $8.62 million for all other county departments for the budget year that starts July 1.
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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Police are investigating the cause of the crash Sunday evening.
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Skowhegan charts new 10-year plan for improving Whitten Brook water quality
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Skowhegan board again rejects fund request for law firm with crumbling wall
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Skowhegan fire that killed 1 remains under investigation
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Police believe others may have been involved in damaging dozens of headstones and statues at the Southside Cemetery.
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1 dead in Skowhegan fire, officials say
The cause of the fire, which destroyed a home on Waye Street, was being investigated Tuesday night.
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Judge rules against Augusta school board in ‘Corn Pop’ free speech lawsuit
The ruling orders the school board to stop enforcing certain restrictions on public comments during its meetings while the lawsuit continues.