In honor of Safe Homes Awareness Month, the Department of Public Safety is encouraging Mainers to keep themselves and their families safe by properly securing their prescription drugs, firearms, and other dangerous weapons.

GREENVILLE — A potential after-school care program for pre-kindergarten students through the Moosehead Caring for Kids Foundation and the Greenville Recreation Department could be launched if funding is approved by residents at a special town meeting scheduled for the evening of Sept.

By Paul Bagnall, The Star-Herald Staff PRESQUE ISLE — More than 70 fire departments turned out for the 59th annual Maine State Federation of Firefighters Convention that featured a Saturday parade down Main Street in Presque Isle.

By Joyce Kryszak, The Maine Monitor A late summer breeze whispered through the soaring pines surrounding Andy Foss’ home on the shore of Gardner Lake in Washington County, where he sits reflecting on his more than a quarter-century of public service as a law enforcement officer.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff CHARLESTON — The Maine Department of Corrections stated Sept.

MILO — The town of Milo is currently in the early planning stages of a new building to house the fire, police, and public works departments.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR — Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office deputies will have body-worn and dashboard cameras starting next year.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff An Atkinson man has been indicted for his role in a 2022 crash on Interstate 95 in Waterville that left a woman dead.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners selected ABM Mechanical, Inc.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A prison official allegedly stole more than $10,000 from the state of Maine over the course of nine years.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Six hikers were rescued over the weekend after 21 hours on Katahdin.

GREENVILLE — At an Aug.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Select Board signed the 2023-24 tax commitment during a meeting on Monday, Aug.

MILO — The Milo Select Board set the 2023 tax commitment during an emergency meeting on Aug.

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.

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.

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.

By CBS 13 A Maine man accused of beating his infant son to death pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Aug.