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Other residents, staff at Mountain View test negative for COVID-19 after two positive employee tests

CHARLESTON — During the last two weeks, two employees of the Mountain View Correctional Facility (MVCF) have tested positive for COVID-19, the Maine Department of Corrections said in a Nov.

County selects bid for radio study

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Solutions to long-running communications problems for fire and police departments in and around Piscataquis County should now be found with the awarding of a feasibility study bid on a public safety radio system.

Sheriff’s office employees honored by state association

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The two award recipients could not be honored as originally planned with the cancellation of the Maine Sheriff’s Association’s annual banquet in March and the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office Christmas banquet, but Sheriff Bob Young still wanted to publicly recognize a pair of department employees for receiving honors from the Maine Sheriff’s Association.

Penobscot County proposes largest budget increase in recent memory

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County is preparing to grow its budget next year by 11 percent, the result of loan payments the county will have to make for new equipment on 911 towers, an extra pay period in the coming year, and new hires and pay raises.

County officials reviewing bids for radio study

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The county sent out a letter earlier this fall seeking requests for proposals for a feasibility study on a public safety radio system to fix long-running communications problems for fire and police departments.

Police seek help in finding missing man

By Nick Sambides Jr.

Maine Warden Service locates lost hunter after he spent a night in the woods

T10 R10 — A 70-year-old hunter was located on the afternoon of Oct.

Grant appointed Dover-Foxcroft police chief

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The town of Dover-Foxcroft did not need to look far to find a police chief, with the Board of Selectmen removing the acting from Matt Grant’s title during an Oct.

County officials mull budget calendar alignments

DOVER-FOXCROFT — At the present time the Piscataquis County budget and Unorganized Territory (UT) budget follow different timelines with the county spending plan based on a calendar year and the UT budget running from July 1 to June 30.

Dover-Foxcroft awarded $55,000 election grant

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The town of Dover-Foxcroft will receive some financial assistance with election costs as the community has been awarded a $55,000 grant from the Center for Tech and Civic Life.

Hiker found dead on Katahdin summit identified

The hiker found dead on Katahin’s Baxter peak last week has been identified as Nathan Leigh Bell, 27, of Walkersville, Maryland, according to officials.

Dover-Foxcroft police chief accused of trying to strangle woman resigns

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The chief of the Dover-Foxcroft Police Department has resigned after being arrested last month for allegedly attempting to strangle a woman with whom he was having an affair.

Hiker found dead on Katahdin summit

BAXTER STATE PARK — The body of an unidentified male was found Thursday, Oct.

Veteran Massachusetts journalist dies after 50-foot fall on Katahdin

A veteran Massachusetts journalist has died after a 50-foot fall on Katahdin.

Two hikers airlifted off Katahdin’s Knife Edge after losing trail

BAXTER STATE PARK — A 75-year-old year old man from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, was airlifted by a Maine Army National Guard UH60L Blackhawk helicopter after becoming benighted on the Knife Edge and sustaining injuries from a fall.

County officials looking at increase in preliminary budget

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Several days before the budget committee had its initial scheduled meeting, the county commissioners conducted their first review of draft spending plans for the Piscataquis County and Unorganized Territory budgets during an Oct.

Teen rescued after medical emergency on Katahdin

A 13-year-old was rescued from Katahdin on Sunday after he suffered a medical emergency.

Bowerbank receives $2,000 safety enhancement grant

BOWERBANK — Officials for the town of Bowerbank are pleased to announce that they have been awarded a safety enhancement grant by the Maine Municipal Association Workers Compensation Fund in the amount of $2,000.

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