3 years ago Penobscot County Jail risks losing its license due to overcrowding By Sawyer Loftus, Penobscot Times Staff Penobscot County Jail could lose its license after a biannual inspection found it to be over capacity.
3 years ago Public input sought to help create opportunities in the Maine Highlands The Maine Highlands region is a great place to live in many ways – fresh air, clean water, green spaces and friendly, small towns.
3 years ago Maine Preservation announces launch of Drive ME Historic Tours YARMOUTH — Maine Preservation is excited to announce the launch of Drive ME Historic Tours in commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial.
3 years ago Maine’s southern population shift will remake state politics By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine will need to move roughly 23,000 people into the swing 2nd Congressional District from the reliably liberal 1st District after much of northern and western Maine lost population over the past decade.
3 years ago Maine Family Federal Credit Union begins partnership agreement with Business Lending Solutions, LLC HAMPDEN – Business Lending Solutions, LLC, announces the addition of another new credit union partner, bringing the company’s total number of partners to 15 credit unions across the state.
3 years ago Maine’s slim population growth in 2020 census driven by Cumberland, York counties By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s meager population growth over the past decade was almost entirely driven by the southern part of the state, while much of northern and western Maine lost population, new data from the U.
3 years ago Biden nominates ‘ball of fire’ as top federal prosecutor in Maine By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff An assistant U.
3 years ago Facing child porn charge, Penobscot County treasurer refuses to resign By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously called on Treasurer John Hiatt to resign immediately after his arrest last week on a possession of child pornography charge.
3 years ago Dexter woman dies in single vehicle rollover DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Dexter woman died Monday evening in a single vehicle rollover, according to Dover-Foxcroft Police.
3 years ago Mask are now recommended in all but 3 Maine counties By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers should now wear masks in all but three counties regardless of their vaccination status amid the rising summer surge in COVID-19 cases.
3 years ago Golf Open ‘fore’ Pine Tree Hospice DOVER-FOXCROFT — Pine Tree Hospice’s 14th annual Golf Open is co-hosted this year by internationally known Puritan Medical Products of Guilford.
3 years ago Redevelopment of former contaminated sites is helping reshape Maine By Sam Schipani, Bangor Daily News Staff Since 1996, the state of Maine and its municipalities have received more than $94 million in brownfield redevelopment funds from the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up contaminated sites like those found in former mill towns.
3 years ago Bangor Savings Bank to require new hires to be vaccinated for COVID-19 By David Marino Jr.
3 years ago Join NAMI Maine for NAMIWalks Before the pandemic, in any given year, one in five people in the U.
3 years ago Public forum to discuss County Health Profile, Maine Shared Community Health Needs Assessment Community members from across Piscataquis County will be given an opportunity to shape priorities for community health at a special forum aimed at providing input to the region’s public health and healthcare organizations.
3 years ago Hiatt released from jail after posting $1,000 bail on child porn charge By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County Treasurer and Bangor School Committee member John Hiatt has been released from the Penobscot County Jail after posting $1,000 cash bail.
3 years ago County treasurer and Bangor school board member arrested on child porn charge By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Police have arrested Penobscot County Treasurer and Bangor School Committee member John Hiatt for the second time in three months, this time on a child pornography charge, according to Bangor police.