As part of her “Gather Hear Tour,” Boston-based pianist Miki Sawada has been playing the piano across Maine, the seventh state she has toured since the project began.
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.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Maine’s Garlic Fest at Lake George Regional Park to return with new farm as lead sponsor, more music
The festival on the Skowhegan-Canaan line features vendors, live music and other activities, and is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday.
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Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News, Schools and Education
Skowhegan-area voters asked to approve location change for planned bus garage
The proposed acquisition of the Maine DOT lot on U.S. Route 2, where the district now parks its buses, would come at no cost to local taxpayers since it is part of MSAD 54’s new elementary school construction project, according to district officials.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Former Island Dairy Treat in Skowhegan to continue as ice cream stand, new property owner says
The former owners of the decades-old ice cream stand said that they could not come to an agreement with the new property owner about how to keep the business in operation as it was.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Skowhegan selectman to leave board due to busy schedule
Charles Robbins III, 41, was elected to his second term in 2023. He said he can no longer balance his duties as a selectman with family responsibilities and a busy work life.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Skowhegan selectmen approve final payment to public safety building contractor
The board had voted in August to continue withholding a final payment of $20,000 to Benchmark Construction of Westbrook. Selectmen decided Tuesday to move forward with the payment.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Back in court after escape attempt, Fairfield man gets 10-year prison sentence for assault of child
Nicholas Carter, 31, was sentenced to 20 years in prison, with all but 10 years suspended in lieu of probation, after he was convicted earlier this month of aggravated assault.
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Island Dairy Treat in Skowhegan closes after 72 seasons
Those who owned the ice cream stand at 23 Island Ave. said the property’s new owner has other plans for the location.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Somerset County Commissioners OK contract for AI technology that helps write police reports
The AI technology takes audio from body camera recordings and generates a draft template of a police report to be reviewed and edited, which proponents say can free up law enforcement officers to do other police work.
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Bingham man claims conspiracy by officials to punish him for taking a sign from demolition site
In his federal lawsuit, Daigan C. Small is seeking unspecified damages from the town of Bingham, the town’s first selectman and a Somerset County sheriff’s deputy for violating his rights following a dispute over a sign worth less than $25.