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Dover-Foxcroft to purchase new tank truck

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department’s near 30-year-old tank truck that has been out of service and is in need of costly repairs will be replaced with a 2024 model.

UMA teacher leaves job to represent people who can’t afford lawyers

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Bry Martin is doing something that few are doing these days — he volunteers to represent people in court who are facing jail time but cannot afford to pay a lawyer.

Penobscot County commissioners deny spending federal funds illegally on jail repairs

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County officials on Jan.

ACLU calls for federal investigation into Penobscot County ‘improperly’ allocating COVID funds

By Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News Staff The American Civil Liberties Union is calling for a federal investigation into Penobscot County’s intended use of COVID-19 relief dollars to fund repairs at its chronically overcrowded jail.

Greenville resolution to benefit climate change project funding

GREENVILLE — A workshop related to an opportunity to seek state funding from a $4.

Dexter airport project to receive funding boost

DEXTER — A project to replace the terminal building and improve the site at the Dexter Regional Airport should see completion, despite higher than anticipated construction costs.

Maine still faces lawyer shortage even with new public defenders

By Samantha Hogan, Maine Monitor State officials said they’re barely keeping up with the demand for lawyers to represent the poor in criminal and family cases, even as Maine takes gradual steps to shed its status as the only state without a public defender system.

Maine Warden Service urges caution before venturing out onto any ice

Ice conditions vary across the state, and the Maine Warden Service is urging everyone to check the ice before heading out onto any of Maine’s lakes, ponds, and rivers.

Mountain View Correctional Facility identifies PFAS in water supply

CHARLESTON — The Maine Department of Corrections has received test results indicating that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are present at levels above the state standard in three of the five wells at the Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston.

Maine man dies at Charleston correctional facility

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff A Maine man died at the Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston on Tuesday morning, according to NewsCenter Maine.

Penobscot County has its 1st independent probate judge

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Zachary Brandmeir is the first independent to serve as a Penobscot County Probate Court judge.

Fisherman dies after his snowmobile goes through lake ice

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff A Bradford man died Friday, Jan.

Federal funds to benefit several Greenville area projects

GREENVILLE — An omnibus funding package passed by Congress includes more than $308 million for nearly 200 projects across Maine, including several in Greenville.

911 call system temporarily knocked out for 12 Maine communications centers

By WGME An internal power failure at two data centers for the 911 call system temporarily affected 12 of 24 public safety service organizations in Maine on Jan.

Chimney fire destroys home displacing Dover-Foxcroft family with newborn

DOVER-FOXCROFT— A Dover-Foxcroft family with a newborn is without a home after a fire consumed their two-story house just days into the new year.

Juvenile flees after crashing into Abbot home

A juvenile driver fled after crashing a Jeep into a house in Abbot on Wednesday afternoon.

Piscataquis commissioners select Torbett as chairman

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County’s commissioners selected Andrew Torbett as the new chairperson to lead their discussions during a meeting Tuesday.

As another Maine court reporter retires, a digital recording system will replace her

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Maureen Whitehouse likes to hear the whole story.

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