2 years ago Milo residents approve $2.4M budget at delayed town meeting MILO — At the March annual town meeting, many of the articles making up the warrant were not voted on by residents as an audit was awaiting completion.
2 years ago County extends internet rebate program DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County residents lacking internet can still have some financial assistance in connecting.
2 years ago Maine regulators tell railway to control erosion near crash site By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine regulators said the railway company cleaning up the site of a train derailment near Rockwood violated environmental law by causing soil and rocks to slide into nearby waterways.
2 years ago Penobscot County wants to hire a marketing firm to promote building a new jail By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County has given up on expanding its aging and perpetually overcrowded jail and is seeking a marketing firm to convince taxpayers to replace it with a new facility.
2 years ago SAD 41 looking to add school resource officer MILO — Even before the recent shootings in southern Maine, SAD 41 officials have discussed the possibility of adding a school resource officer for district schools.
2 years ago Dover-Foxcroft residents approve $6.8M budget at town meeting DOVER-FOXCROFT — A proposed budget totaling $6,859,775 for the 2023-24 fiscal year was approved at the annual town meeting in the Morton Avenue Municipal Building Gymnasium on the morning of Saturday, April 22.
2 years ago Last week’s rampage points to a ‘persistent problem’ in Maine If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence and would like to talk with an advocate, call 866-834-4357, TTY 1-800-437-1220.
2 years ago Effort to clean up 500 gallons of fuel from Maine train derailment ‘failed to meet’ expectations By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Melanie Loyzim has put a Canadian company on notice that it must demonstrate more urgency and diligence in cleaning up after a freight train derailed on April 15 in Sandwich Academy Grant in Somerset County.
2 years ago Maine Warden Service annual honors WINSLOW – Game Warden Pilot Jeff Spencer of Eagle Lake was honored as the Maine Game Warden of the Year by his peers at the annual awards banquet at the Winslow VFW Hall on April 21.
2 years ago Funding sought for Spruce Street housing project water/sewer extensions GREENVILLE — The Greenville Select Board authorized Town Manager Mike Roy to sign a letter of intent for a grant application that would provide funding from the Northern Region Border Commission to extend the Spruce Street water and sewer lines to aid a Spruce Street housing project.
2 years ago 2 Piscataquis corrections officers recognized for saving inmate’s life DOVER-FOXCROFT — Two corrections officers at the Piscataquis County Jail received recognition Tuesday for saving the life of an inmate who had overdosed on opioids.
2 years ago Maine environment department says fuel continues to leak into waters near train derailment By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Fuel, hydraulic fluid and engine oil has saturated soil and is moving into nearby Moose River near the freight train derailment in rural Somerset County, Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection confirmed Tuesday.
2 years ago Piscataquis County to use COVID-19 relief aid on jail HVAC upgrades DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County’s commissioners decided Tuesday to shift millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief money from an emergency radio overhaul to HVAC system upgrades at the jail.
2 years ago Fuel from Maine train derailment reportedly leaking into waterways By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Engine diesel fuel from the train derailment in rural Somerset County Saturday is reportedly leaking into a nearby stream and Brassua Lake.
2 years ago Dexter looks to adjust marijuana ordinance DEXTER — A month after the Dexter Town Council amended its ordinance on marijuana businesses to permit medical marijuana facilities and adult use marijuana products manufacturing facilities, another proposed change is being brought forward.
2 years ago Derailed train catches fire outside Rockwood By Sarah Walker Caron, Bangor Daily News Staff A Canadian Pacific freight train derailed in Sandwich Academy Grant Township outside of Rockwood in Somerset County early Saturday, setting the surrounding forest on fire, according to the Maine Forest Service.