Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck suspended Matthew Clancy for 40 hours without pay in 2023.
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.
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Hundreds attend ‘Workers Over Billionaires’ rallies in Maine
Labor Day gatherings in Wayne and Auburn were some of several in Maine and across the country.
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Massachusetts man found dead off coast near Bremen
The Maine Marine Patrol said it is investigating the death of the 74-year-old sailor, who was reported missing Sunday.
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Erratic driving led to Skowhegan traffic stop, detaining of 14 Romanians
Border Patrol agents detained 10 people stopped in a vehicle, a family member who came to the scene in another car and another 3 people staying at a nearby hotel, according to police reports.
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Mexican citizen charged in Hallowell sexual assault, police say
Zuniga Balderas, 33, who overstayed his visa, was arrested early Saturday morning on charges related to the assault, according to Hallowell police.
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Fires at Sappi’s Skowhegan paper mill blamed on dry, hot weather
Area firefighters have been called to mill for fires six or seven times since June, which is about double the number of incidents in a typical year, a fire official said.
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Skowhegan River Park secures final permits
The next hurdle for the long-planned project aimed at revitalizing the downtown by bringing paddling sports and other recreation is raising more money.
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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.