Jake covers Skowhegan and the surrounding area for the Morning Sentinel. Before arriving to central Maine, Jake reported for GBH News, Boston.com, El Mundo Boston, and the Appalachian Mountain Club's magazine. Jake graduated from Tufts University, where he was a reporter and editor for The Tufts Daily, the school's independent student newspaper. Though he grew up in the Boston area, Jake has spent the last several summers working as a whitewater rafting guide in Maine on the Kennebec, Penobscot, and Dead Rivers. He also taught English for a year in Spain's Canary Islands.
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PublishedMay 16, 2024
‘A $400,000 hot dog stand’: Skowhegan selectmen concerned about funding for planned athletic complex
Bids for some aspects of the planned Skowhegan athletic complex came in higher than expected, and selectmen are concerned that current funding could be millions short of what is needed to complete the project.
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PublishedMay 15, 2024
Skowhegan voters won’t weigh in on town’s acquisition of Indian sculpture, leaving its future uncertain
Selectmen are preparing to turn down an offer to accept the statue from the local chamber of commerce, after voting Tuesday against putting the matter before residents at town meeting.
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PublishedMay 14, 2024
Madison residents may get to vote on restricting location of planned methadone clinic
Town officials are drafting a moratorium and new ordinance after a group of residents organized a petition in opposition to the proposed site of a behavioral health clinic at the former Taylor’s Drug Store.
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PublishedMay 13, 2024
Madison voters OK proposed $11.32 million budget for MSAD 59
The budget now goes to the June 11 district validation referendum.
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PublishedMay 12, 2024
Tractor-trailer crash in Skowhegan closes section of Route 201 for hours
The road was expected to be closed until Sunday evening after a tractor-trailer truck hit propane tanks and took down utility poles earlier in the afternoon, officials said.
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PublishedMay 12, 2024
Tractor-trailer crash in Skowhegan closes section of U.S. Route 201 for hours
The road was expected to be closed until Sunday evening after a tractor-trailer truck hit propane tanks and took down utility poles earlier in the afternoon, officials said.
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PublishedMay 12, 2024
Madison voters to review proposed $11.32 million budget for MSAD 59
The proposed spending plan for Maine School Administrative District 59 represents an increase of about $308,000, or 2.80%, to the budget approved last year, according to officials.
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PublishedMay 12, 2024
Beecoming the Change: Skowhegan Area High School students abuzz about recycling
A mural unveiled Saturday at the Skowhegan Transfer Station & Recycling Center is intended to encourage residents to recycle, which diverts waste from landfills and provides money for the town.
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PublishedMay 11, 2024
Clinton mother and son, alongside more than 200 graduates, earn degrees from Thomas College with eye on the future
Dina Harding, 57, and her son Colton Harding, 22, both graduated with degrees in technology-related fields from the Waterville college Saturday at a commencement highlighted by an address from Gov. Janet Mills.
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PublishedMay 11, 2024
Paving on U.S. Route 201 between Solon and Bingham to begin Monday, which could cause delays
While work is underway, traffic will be limited to an ‘alternating, single-lane’ traffic pattern, according to the Maine Department of Transportation.
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