By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County officials are seeking to appoint a deputy treasurer in the wake of stalking and harassment charges filed last week against elected Treasurer John Hiatt.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff The Penobscot County treasurer and Bangor School Board member accused of taking over the social media account of a Bangor woman allegedly gained access to it by stealing her cell phone on May 5, according to the police affidavit.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff The Penobscot County treasurer and Bangor School Board member arrested last week maintained his innocence on Sunday and vowed to fight allegations that he stalked and harassed a local woman.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County Treasurer and Bangor School Board member John David Hiatt was arrested Friday afternoon by Bangor police and charged with harassment and stalking of a local woman.

DEXTER — After discussing it for months, the Dexter Town Council accepted the donation of the Reddy Building at 51 High Street, which once was Plummer Memorial Hospital, from Dr.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Residents of Dover-Foxcroft will be completing the two-part process to approve a 2021-22 municipal budget when they head to the polls for a referendum vote on Tuesday, June 8.

By Jessica Piper and Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Some Maine jails have administered the COVID-19 vaccine to more than 70 percent of incarcerated populations while at least one has yet to vaccinate inmates at all as correctional facilities continue to see some of the state’s largest outbreaks.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A feasibility study for a Piscataquis County public safety radio system is nearing completion and should be presented to the Piscataquis County Commissioners in the near future.

By Erin Rhoda, Bangor Daily News Staff After backing legislation that would bring more oversight to elected county sheriffs, the Maine Sheriffs’ Association withdrew its support this week, potentially torpedoing the bill’s chances of being passed by the full Maine Legislature and showing the difficulty of bringing legislative changes even amid widespread calls for more police accountability.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — With a plan in place to tear down the barn and renovate the home portion of the structure closer to the road, the Dover-Foxcroft Board of Selectmen will not take any action pertaining to a dangerous building order for 72 Lincoln Street  until Nov.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A proposed budget totaling $6,102,510 for the 2021-22 fiscal year was approved at the annual town meeting in the Morton Avenue Municipal Building Gymnasium on April 24.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Two Piscataquis County law enforcement officers acted in self-defense when they shot a Medford man in an armed confrontation nearly two years ago, according to the Maine attorney general’s office.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff The communications center that handles 911 calls and dispatches emergency services in Penobscot County is the site of a coronavirus outbreak, according to its director.

By Lauren Abbate, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Department of Corrections has rescinded a recent directive that placed new restrictions on the types of mail prisoners can receive, which was resulting in hundreds of pieces of mail being returned to sender.

By Matthew Stone, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR — COVID-19 has returned to the Penobscot County Jail, a little more than two weeks after state health officials declared a previous virus outbreak at the Bangor facility over.

The nonpartisan community group, PROACT!, announced that they presented the Piscataquis County  Commissioners with a petition signed online by over 300 people asking the commissioners to rescind  their January ‘Resolution of Protest.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Last month the Dover-Foxcroft Board of Selectmen approved a dangerous building order for a home and attached barn at 72 Lincoln Street to address long-standing problems with the property.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff CHARLESTON — A man has died from injuries that occurred when loading a trailer with logs in Charleston on Sunday afternoon, April 10.