The Maine Department of Transportation estimated Tuesday that 15,000 vehicles came into Maine from out of state over the weekend.
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.
Woman flown to hospital after crash with logging truck in the Jackman area
Route 15 was closed for more than hour as responders extricated the driver, who was transported via LifeFlight helicopter to Bangor.
Watch: From near and far, more than 10,000 people flock to Jackman to take in total solar eclipse
Officials said Monday the crowd was likely the biggest they had seen in the northern Maine town, which by midmorning was packed with visitors ahead of the afternoon eclipse.
Free beer, muddy camping, gasoline: Bingham businesses gear up for eclipse day crowd
Business owners in Bingham say they don’t know just how big the crowd will be on Monday, but are preparing to be overwhelmed — and have some fun.
Frustrations brew over Skowhegan athletic complex project with no firm timeline
Some residents have been pointing fingers at the town and the school district as Skowhegan Area High School’s baseball and tennis teams are set to begin their spring season without their usual home field and courts.
Cambridge man arrested in connection with string of thefts
Nicholas Trask, 25, of Cambridge, was arrested March 29 after police found several allegedly stolen items during the execution of a search warrant, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Skowhegan’s Hilltop Antiques to downsize as developer plans apartments on second floor
Patric Moore is buying 48 Water St. and wants to convert the second floor into five apartments, while the current owner and occupant, Greg Salisbury of Hilltop Antiques, plans to consolidate his business to the first floor.
Driver killed in crash on I-95 in Clinton
The driver died after colliding with another vehicle while attempting to pass it shortly before 6 p.m., Monday, which sent the car out of control and off the highway, police said.
Palmyra woman, 45, dies while crossing Route 2 near Walmart, police say
Heather Corey was crossing U.S. Route 2 on Saturday evening when she was hit by a Dodge minivan driven by a Palmyra man, 80, according to officials.
Owners of new Norridgewock hardware store aim to serve community they have called home for generations
Nickerson Yard Maintenance recently opened a small hardware store in the town of about 3,000, and the family members who own it said it has been received with excitement — and nostalgia — from the community.