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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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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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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Somerset County sheriff deputies: AI saves time writing reports
A new report writing software that uses artificial intelligence appears to be catching on among Maine law enforcement agencies, despite ongoing questions and criticism from defense attorneys and other advocates.
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Small town of Union shaken by rumors, media attention in wake of paddleboarder’s killing
Mic Mac Cove Family Campground, where Sunshine Stewart was staying before she went missing, is hoping to return to a sense of “normal” after her killing shocked the community.
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Second toddler injured in Albion crash dies, police say
A police affidavit confirms the 2 1/2-year-old boys were twin brothers and also reveals how police linked the driver, Benjamin Lancaster, to the Friday evening crash.
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Gray man dies in Fairfield motorcycle crash
Fairfield police are continuing to investigate the Friday night crash on Middle Road.
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Albion man charged with manslaughter for crash that killed child
Benjamin Lancaster, 44, was ordered held on $100,000 cash bail during an initial court appearance at the Capital Judicial Center on Monday afternoon.
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Oakland voters approve purchase of police body cameras, AI software
Voters signed off on the $126,000, five-year purchase contract with Axon at a special town meeting Wednesday.
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Madison’s TimberHP emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with eye on ‘sustainable’ future
The wood fiber insulation manufacturer that brought Madison’s former paper mill back to life had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March.