2 years ago 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.
2 years ago Juvenile flees after crashing into Abbot home A juvenile driver fled after crashing a Jeep into a house in Abbot on Wednesday afternoon.
2 years ago 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.
2 years ago Historic steamboat Katahdin getting 1st major overhaul in years GREENVILLE — An iconic steamboat built in 1914 — and the oldest Bath Iron Works vessel still operating — is undergoing a number of preservation efforts to ensure it continues cruising Moosehead Lake in the future.
2 years ago Greenville and church clash over digital sign GREENVILLE — A Catholic church in Greenville is clashing with local officials over whether its digital sign violates a town ordinance.
2 years ago Man convicted of theft from NH fire department named chief in Brownville BROWNVILLE — A Brownville firefighter and emergency medical technician who was convicted of stealing from a fire department where he worked in New Hampshire will serve as the town’s next fire chief.
2 years ago New ‘rugged phones’ will bring Piscataquis emergency response system out of the 1960s DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County officials are hoping new technology will help emergency responders communicate better while saving thousands of dollars a month.
2 years ago $150,000 grant will increase hands-on activities for Dover-Foxcroft youth DOVER-FOXCROFT — Students will have more hands-on activities to choose from thanks to a $150,000 grant to boost an after-school program in Dover-Foxcroft.
2 years ago Auditor blasts leaders of tiny Maine plantation for mishandling public money An independent auditor called out elected officials of a tiny Maine municipality for violating the public trust by not following proper procedures for handling taxpayer money.
2 years ago State fines company $6K for violating building permit in Beaver Cove BEAVER COVE, Maine — A company with a permit to build two single-family houses in Beaver Cove will have to pay a $6,150 fine and restore vegetation, leaving the Maine’s Land Use Planning Commission members to wonder how to better thwart violations such as these.