1 week ago State plans to build in Allagash protected zone raises opposition By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The state’s plans to build storage buildings and make other changes at three ranger stations in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway has raised opposition from a group including guides led by the waterway’s former superintendent.
1 week ago Greenville gearing up for next month’s total solar eclipse GREENVILLE — The number of visitors won’t be known for sure until the day of the event as those coming to the Moosehead Lake Region for the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8 could total in the thousands or tens of thousands.
1 week ago Disaster loans available Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available for businesses and nonprofits from the U.
2 weeks ago Guilford first responder’s vehicle struck while assisting rollover crash By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff GUILFORD — The vehicle of a Guilford Fire Department first responder was struck while officials were responding to a rollover crash in Abbot on March 7.
2 weeks ago Milo FD will need to keep looking for a replacement ladder truck MILO — A vehicle that would have replaced a more than 40-year-old ladder truck in the Milo Fire Department fleet will not be coming to Maine, the Milo Select Board learned from Fire Chief Matt Demers during a meeting on Tuesday, March 5.
2 weeks ago Two dead after head-on collision in Sebec By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff SEBEC — A driver and passenger were killed Thursday morning, March 7 when two cars collided head-on in the Piscataquis County town of Sebec.
2 weeks ago Renovations underway for dispatch center move DOVER-FOXCROFT — The construction process to move the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center from cramped conditions in the Piscatquis County Jail in Dover-Foxcroft into the administrative unit of the sheriff’s office on the first floor of the same larger building has begun.
2 weeks ago ‘My worst fear became a reality’: Warden tells how he survived fall through Moosehead ice By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine Warden Nick Bartholomew told his story Tuesday for the first time after he went through the ice on his snowmobile last week while searching for an overdue snowmobiler on Moosehead Lake.
2 weeks ago State removes snowmobile from Moosehead after warden goes through ice By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Warden Service retrieved a snowmobile from Moosehead Lake Saturday, March 2 that went through the ice last week while the warden riding it was searching for a man who was reported missing, according to a department spokesperson.
2 weeks ago Students honored for ski incident assistance Photo courtesy of SeDoMoCha School A HEARTFELT THANK YOU — The SeDoMoCha School recognized two outstanding students for their heroic response to assist Library Services ed tech Amy Fagan-Cannon during an unfortunate ski incident.
3 weeks ago 2,200 marijuana plants seized from illegal operation in Sangerville By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff SANGERVILLE — Another illegal marijuana operation has been uncovered in Sangerville.
3 weeks ago Dover-Foxcroft weighs dam removal By Emmett Gardner, The Maine Monitor DOVER-FOXCROFT – The most common argument Dover-Foxcroft Select Board Chair Tom Lizotte hears for keeping the town’s defunct dam on the Piscataquis River is it’s always been there, for as long as residents can remember.
3 weeks ago Dover-Foxcroft Firefighters Association Ice Fishing Derby results DOVER-FOXCROFT — The 13th annual Dover-Foxcroft Firefighters Association Ice Fishing Derby took place on Sebec Lake Feb.
3 weeks ago Mayo Mill Dam removal question to be on June referendum DOVER-FOXCROFT — At last month’s public forum the Mayo Mill Dam steering committee presented its recommendation that removing the dam and connecting facilities and building a riverfront park is in the town’s best interests moving forward.
4 weeks ago Greenville Fire Department receives grant for air packs GREENVILLE — Fundraising and grant opportunities are vital to equipping fire departments across Maine and the nation, and the Greenville Fire Department is no exception as the entity protects both the town and surrounding region.
4 weeks ago Snowmobilers rescued after falling through ice in Allagash Wilderness Waterway By Christopher Bouchard, St.
1 month ago Several sheep die in Exeter barn fire By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff EXETER — A barn on Brown Road in Exeter burned flat Saturday, Feb.