4 months ago Sheriff’s office dispatch center move proceeding DOVER-FOXCROFT — The construction process to move the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center from cramped conditions in the county jail in Dover-Foxcroft into the administrative unit of the sheriff’s office on the first floor of the same building is currently proceeding.
4 months ago Milo firefighters receive emergency drinking water donation from Anheuser-Busch MILO — Anheuser-Busch and Valley Beverage of Oakland joined forces with the National Volunteer Fire Council to deliver more than 2,300 cans of emergency drinking water to the Milo Fire Department as part of the brewer’s larger effort to provide 1.
4 months ago Millinocket teen was Maine’s 1st moose crash fatality since 2020 By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff July 9’s fatal moose crash was the first in Maine in four years.
4 months ago Milo sets $27.25 mill rate MILO — The Milo Select Board set the 2024-25 mill rate at $27.
4 months ago Dexter council approves near $7M budget DEXTER — The Dexter Town Council approved a $6,996,747 municipal budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year during a July 11 meeting.
5 months ago The region’s first public defender starts work By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Piscataquis and Penobscot County’s first public defender started work on Monday, July 8.
5 months ago Meteorologists in Maine find evidence of downburst but no tornados after intense storm By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff A mile-long path of uprooted and snapped trees starting just north of Brownville Junction was not the work of a tornado but a downburst, according to the National Weather Service.
5 months ago No tornado damage found in Piscataquis County By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff According to officials with the National Weather Service, no damage was found in Piscataquis County from a suspected tornado after Sunday’s storm.
5 months ago Committee looking at Piscataquis County emergency radio system DOVER-FOXCROFT — Since 2020 Piscataquis County and municipal emergency officials have been working to update outdated infrastructure and long-running problems with the county’s radio communications for emergency personnel.
5 months ago Brownville fatality happened during 1st day of construction By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff BROWNVILLE — The construction fatality in Brownville on Tuesday, June 25 happened during the first day of work at the site.
5 months ago Traffic severely disrupted after construction fatality in Brownville By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff BROWNVILLE — Traffic is severely disrupted as chunks of concrete are removed after a man was killed during construction.
5 months ago Glenburn man killed by collapsed retaining wall has been identified By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff BROWNVILLE — The man killed by a collapsing retaining wall in Brownville on Tuesday afternoon, June 25 has been identified.
5 months ago Fire in Milo workshop leaves 1 dead By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff MILO — The remains of a 76-year-old man were found in a Milo workshop after a fire early Sunday morning, June 23.
5 months ago Maine saw nearly 100 heat-related emergency visits during heat wave By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff If there’s one thing to learn at the height of summer, it’s that heat waves can seriously affect your health.
5 months ago Greenville code enforcement office moves into former police space GREENVILLE — With Greenville’s police department having moved out of the town office and across Minden street to the new public safety building, the code enforcement office will now be housed in the former police space and the town clerk’s office will be in the former home of code enforcement.
5 months ago Injured Waterville man carried out of Gulf Hagas BOWDOIN COLLEGE EAST GRANT TWP – The Maine Warden Service, with the help of volunteers from the Appalachian Mountain Club, Greenville Fire and Rescue, and the ambulance crew from C.
5 months ago Dover-Foxcroft to look at hydropower capabilities of Mayo Mill Dam DOVER-FOXCROFT — Earlier this month Dover-Foxcroft residents voted 558-411 to reject a referendum article concerning removal of the downtown Mayo Mill Dam on the Piscataquis River, meaning citizens were in favor of using tax money to fund studies, permitting, and repair costs for the structure.