Jake Freudberg

Boston

Places that you may know me from: Tufts, @GBHNews, the river, and your local parks and recreation department. Currently: teaching kids English on Tenerife.

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Articles

Skowhegan firefighters rescue woman from Kennebec River

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jake Freudberg

May 13—SKOWHEGAN — Firefighters rescued a woman from the Kennebec River in Skowhegan on Tuesday morning. The woman was located across from and just downstream of the boat launch off U.S. Route 2, near the Kennebec Banks Rest Area, Skowhegan fire Chief Ronnie Rodriguez said at the scene moments after the rescue. An ambulance transported her to the hospital with serious injuries, Rodriguez said.
Skowhegan sidewalk project on Norridgewock Avenue underway

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jake Freudberg

May 5—SKOWHEGAN — A sidewalk improvement project on Norridgewock Avenue began last week and is expected to continue through late summer, transportation officials said. An approximately 1/3-mile stretch of the road, from the Margaret Chase Smith Library to Coburn Avenue, is set to get new sidewalks, accessibility upgrades, drainage improvements and water utility work, the Maine Department of Transportation said in an announcement Monday.
Norridgewock man indicted for murder in death of girlfriend's son

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jake Freudberg

May 4—SKOWHEGAN — A Somerset County grand jury has indicted the 59-year-old Norridgewock man arrested in connection with the March shooting death of his girlfriend's son. The grand jury indicted Daniel V. Markey on one count of intentional or knowing murder when it met in April, court records show. The indictment alleges Markey used a Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum revolver to kill Christopher Nickerson, 39, on March 1 in Norridgewock.
Fire destroys garage in Cornville

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jake Freudberg

Apr. 30—CORNVILLE — A fire Wednesday morning destroyed a garage and everything inside of it, a fire official said. Firefighters were called to 997 Beckwith Road, which is also Route 150, around 7:30 a.m. for a detached garage on fire, said Chief Alan Nickerson of the Cornville Fire Department. The garage and a car, side-by-side, lawnmower and tools stored inside were "completely destroyed," Nickerson said. AdvertisementAdvertisementNo injuries were reported.
Skowhegan board takes heat as it moves funds to build baseball field

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Jake Freudberg

Apr. 24—SKOWHEGAN — Tensions ran high at Tuesday's Board of Selectmen meeting, as town officials moved around money to cover cost overages for a new baseball field, while a group of residents continued to question the project's scope and lack of public information about it.
Skowhegan town manager quits, citing lack of support

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Jake Freudberg

Apr. 23—SKOWHEGAN — Town Manager Dawn DiBlasi is resigning after one year in the job, citing a lack of support from the town. Skowhegan select board Chair Paul York announced DiBlasi's resignation at the end of a three-and-half hour select board meeting Tuesday. "She is getting done," York said. "She doesn't feel that she has had the town's support. And she's worked diligently to try to get us out of the hole that we were in. She's done that. She doesn't feel like she can do anything more.
Home Baked in Mercer has dinner ready to go

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Jake Freudberg

Apr. 21—MERCER — Elly and Tony Rusconi want to cook dinner for you. The husband and wife, of Fairfield, recently opened Home Baked, offering ready-to-bake meals for pickup and delivery. "It helps out a variety of different people," Elly Rusconi said. "There's plenty of busy people around here. There's plenty of elderly people that need just that little extra help. You know, it's hard just to cook for one person. But they still want that homemade-food feel.
Skowhegan Spinning Mill gears up to open hotel, restaurant, apartments

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Jake Freudberg

Apr. 19—SKOWHEGAN — John Gessner envisions the redevelopment of the Spinning Mill in downtown as a community hub. The long-awaited project had been set back with millions of dollars in damage by Kennebec River flooding in December 2023. But now Gessner, who was hired last month as the property's general manager, is getting ready to open its doors. "This will become a true neighborhood gathering spot," Gessner said during a recent tour of the 80,000-square-foot building.
Skowhegan-area school board approves $51.44M budget

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Jake Freudberg

Apr. 18—SKOWHEGAN — The Maine School Administrative District 54 board of directors approved a $51.44 million spending plan on Thursday that would come with an overall increase to property taxes of just over 2%. With the board's approval of the 2025-26 budget, it now goes to voters in the towns of Canaan, Cornville, Mercer, Norridgewock, Skowhegan and Smithfield to review and approve. The district budget meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. May 21 at the Skowhegan Area High School gymnasium.
Madison addiction treatment clinic moving ahead with new location

2 months ago | centralmaine.com | Jake Freudberg

MADISON — The company that had proposed opening an addiction treatment clinic in the center of town is moving ahead with a new location that would comply with an ordinance voters enacted last year, town officials said Monday. Madison Town Manager Denise Ducharme told the town’s Select Board that representatives of Acadia Healthcare recently contacted her to begin the process of applying for a license for a clinic under the town’s new ordinance.