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Site work begins on Milo Public Safety Building

MILO — Ground is about to be broken and foundation work will start on the $7.

New details emerge about proposed county jail in Hampden

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Renderings for the proposed new Penobscot County jail could be available by the end of the year.

As drought spreads across Maine, some wells are running dry

By Molly Enking, Maine Public Despite some rain this week, areas of extreme and severe drought continue to spread across the state, according to the U.

Milo to join Maine retirement system for full-time staff

MILO — At the start of 2026 the town of Milo will join the Maine Public Employees Retirement System as a participating local district for all full-time municipal staff.

Sangerville hires animal control officer

SANGERVILLE — With the position having been vacant for several months following a retirement, the town of Sangerville now has a new animal control officer and deputy.

73-year-old inmate at Mountain View Correctional Facility dies

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff CHARLESTON — A 73-year-old man who was sentenced to 35 years in prison died at the Mountain View Correctional Facility on Monday.

Victim became combative with first responders after Dexter crash

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff DEXTER — A victim on Monday night’s side-by-side rollover crash became combative with first responders in Dexter.

What led to Maine having its worst August for wildfires in 20 years

By Emmett Gartner, The Maine Monitor When a campfire jumped its ring near a remote northern Maine lake last month, it took Maine forest rangers five days of ferrying resources by boat and digging away vegetation around the resulting four-acre blaze to stop its spread.

RSU 68 awarded grant to tackle opioid crisis head-on

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Public School Districts’ Opioid Recovery Trust on Sept.

Jail medication dispensing to be carried out by corrections officers

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Several months after the Piscataquis County Jail failed a Maine Department of Corrections inspection, everything is set after a recent visit.

‘We have to disagree better’ in wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing, Janet Mills says

By Annie Rupertus, Bangor Daily News Staff Gov.

Attention amateur radio fans

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Amateur Radio Club is excited to attend this year’s Radio Rodeo on Saturday, Sept.

Mainer uses underwater drone to find fishing rods and, sometimes, planes

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Anyone who spends time on the water knows the sinking feeling when something falls overboard.

Someone carved initials into the sign at the summit of Katahdin

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Baxter State Park law enforcement rangers are trying to figure out who carved their initials into the iconic wooden sign at the summit of Katahdin.

Maine’s highest court hears arguments in $700K Piscataquis embezzlement case

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s highest court heard arguments Sept.

Missing Garland teen has been found safe

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff A missing Garland teen has been found safe.

Mainer infected with Eastern Equine Encephalitis

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that it had detected what it believes is the state’s first case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis of 2025.

Search warrant sheds light on efforts to shut down illegal marijuana grows in Maine

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Federal agents searched four properties suspected of growing illegal marijuana in rural Maine this spring, according to newly unsealed court records.

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