Piscataquis County will work with a team of University of Maine student researchers in Augusta and Presque Isle to become a victim of a cyberattack — on purpose.

By Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County will buy 24 bulletproof vests using a source of funds it receives from the federal government in place of property taxes on federally owned land in the county.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Dover-Foxcroft man arrested in connection with an incident that halted a fireworks show in August pleaded guilty to multiple charges and will serve 15 days in jail, according to the Piscataquis County district attorney’s office.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Dover-Foxcroft man accused of assaulting a local day care’s owner and an employee and fleeing with his two children was sentenced to 45 days in jail, according to the Piscataquis County district attorney’s office.

By Callie Ferguson, Bangor Daily News Staff A former teen who was incarcerated at two Maine youth prisons has sued the Maine Department of Corrections, claiming staff repeatedly used excessive force against him and placed him in solitary confinement for behavior related to his disabilities.

Contributed photo LIFETIME OF SERVICE — Dover-Foxcroft Fire Chief Joe Guyotte, pictured with family members during a surprise presentation, was recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 58th Maine State Federation of Firefighters Convention in Fryeburg, which was held Sept.

GREENVILLE — The select board learned more about several developments for Piscataquis County that will affect Greenville and the surrounding area as members met with District 3 Piscataquis County Commissioner Wayne Erkkinen on Sept.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Commissioners gave conditional approval to a snowmobile club and wilderness trust group that want to repair several abandoned roads in an unincorporated township and make them accessible to snowmobilers and pedestrians.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Scott Adkins figured when he left his job as Hancock County administrator in June, he’d spend the remainder of his career in the private sector.

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Large-scale power outages are becoming more common across the country and in Maine as extreme weather, stoked by a warming climate, knocks out electricity to wider swaths of people.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff PARKMAN – An 18-year-old man died on Friday night, Sept.

GREENVILLE — Sheridan Construction Corp.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff One of the two Maine officeholders whose names were on leaked membership rolls of a far-right group tied to the Capitol riots of Jan.

DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — The chair of Piscataquis County’s commissioners on Tuesday questioned why the county did more than $11,000 in COVID-19 testing at the jail months ago.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Four people were arrested in Ellsworth last Thursday after nearly 4 pounds of fentanyl was recovered in a drug bust spanning Hancock and Somerset counties.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — In late May, the Dover-Foxcroft Selectboard placed a pause on a new marijuana caregiver ordinance after realizing its unintended consequences could hurt local families.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff A Bath man convicted of trying to kill a Shirley woman as she was preparing to feed animals in her barn more than three years ago claims a Superior Court justice incorrectly concluded that he was sane when he committed his crimes.

CORINTH – Two months after Corinth residents narrowly voted to allow licensed businesses to sell alcohol every day but Sunday, breaking Corinth’s decades-long trend of being a dry town, a handful of local businesses have already jumped at the chance to add alcoholic beverages to their offerings.