1 year ago Milo officials set $23.90 mill rate MILO — The Milo Select Board set the 2023 tax commitment during an emergency meeting on Aug.
1 year ago Maine father sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing infant son By CBS 13 PORTLAND — The Office of the Maine Attorney General says a Milo man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison and six years of probation for killing his 1-month-old son.
1 year ago Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over alleged conspiracy to seize and sell cars By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff A federal judge has dismissed a civil lawsuit against Maine towing companies, municipalities, police departments and state agencies that claimed they conspired to illegally seize vehicles and sell them.
1 year ago Hypothermic 85-year-old Parkman man rescued from bog By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff An 85-year-old man was found at the edge of a bog in Piscataquis County on Monday night, Aug.
1 year ago Milo man accused of killing 1-month-old son pleads guilty to manslaughter By CBS 13 A Maine man accused of beating his infant son to death pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Aug.
1 year ago 1 killed in 2-vehicle Dover-Foxcroft crash By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — One person was killed and another seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in Dover-Foxcroft Friday morning, Aug.
1 year ago Milo hoping to get waiver on public safety building materials requirement MILO — The town of Milo is currently in the early plannings stages of a new building to house the fire, police, and public works departments.
1 year ago 1 killed in Dover-Foxcroft crash By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — One person was killed in an early Sunday morning crash in Dover-Foxcroft on July 30.
1 year ago 2nd person arrested in investigation into Maine corrections official accused of taking kickbacks By The Associated Press AUGUSTA — A second arrest has been made in the investigation into a Maine corrections official accused of steering purchases to certain vendors in exchange for kickbacks in a long-running scheme, officials said.
1 year ago 71-year-old hospitalized after Charleston tractor trailer crash By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff CHARLESTON — The 71-year-old driver of a tractor trailer hauling wood chips was hospitalized after crashing in Charleston on Friday morning, July 28.
1 year ago Details of Maine prison official’s arrest sealed from public By Lindsay Putnam, Bangor Daily News Staff More details surrounding the July 25 arrest of a Maine prison official accused of taking illegal kickbacks from vendors remain unavailable as the affidavit in the case has been sealed from the public.
1 year ago Maine prison official charged with theft, bribery By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — A Maine prison official was arrested July 25 on felony charges after prosecutors said he took illegal kickbacks from vendors as part of a “long-running scheme.
1 year ago County to upgrade jail camera system DOVER-FOXCROFT — Earlier in the month Head of Maintenance Josh York told the Piscataquis County commissioners that as of October the jail camera system will not be able to take any more updates as the Windows operating program is out of date.
1 year ago Dover-Foxcroft Select Board deems Grange Street property as dangerous building DOVER-FOXCROFT — A building at 11 Grange Street has been determined to be in disrepair and cannot be rehabilitated due to a variety of issues.
2 years ago Greenville Planning Board alternate appointed GREENVILLE — One of two vacancies on the Greenville Planning Board has been filled.
2 years ago Moose killed in Somerset County car collision By Jules Walkup, Bangor Daily News Staff LONG POND TOWNSHIP – Two people survived a Saturday morning collision on July 15 with a moose in Long Pond Township.
2 years ago Rural Maine is getting better emergency alert coverage By Paul Bagnell, The Star-Herald Staff Maine Public Broadcasting Corp.
2 years ago Federal funds could be last hope for Piscataquis emergency radio overhaul Congressional funding could be the last hope for an emergency radio overhaul in Piscataquis County.