The next hurdle for the long-planned project aimed at revitalizing the downtown by bringing paddling sports and other recreation is raising more money.
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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Man, 91, dies from injuries in golf cart crash in North Anson
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office said no charges are expected against the driver of the truck who crashed into the golf cart.
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Maine Capitol Police chief placed on leave following arrest
Matthew Clancy, arrested Friday for assaulting an officer during a late-night scuffle Friday in Hallowell, was also stopped in Waterville in 2023 for appearing intoxicated in his parked truck.
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Waterville man charged with sexual assault of child in Fairfield
Police said they arrested Corey Cox on Friday after a multiyear investigation involving multiple law enforcement agencies.
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Chief of Maine Capitol Police faces charges after scuffle in Hallowell
Matthew Clancy was under the influence of alcohol and causing a disturbance in downtown late Friday night, Hallowell police say.
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2 charged with arson for June fire in Fairfield
A fire investigator determined the fire was caused by an unattended candle in a barn where the two were staying without permission.
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North Anson crash seriously injures 91-year-old man in golf cart
The man was driving the cart on Valley Road when he was struck by a pickup truck, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
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Madison medical cannabis shop owner faces criminal charges
Daniel P. Safranec, operator of Simple Twist Cannabis Co., was arrested following the execution of two search warrants Wednesday.
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Somerville tax collector sues fellow officials over records request
Jon Amirault alleges that members of the Somerville Municipal Broadband Board withheld records, but town officials say he has access to all the records already.
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Police raid Madison cannabis shop that judge had ordered closed
The execution of the search warrant came after a judge ordered Simple Twist Cannabis Co. to close and pay thousands in civil penalties for its lack of licenses.