4 months ago Milo police chief threatens to ban ATV riders from using roads By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff MILO — Milo’s police chief threatened Monday to close the town to any all-terrain vehicle access after disruptive behavior by riders caused a private landowner to revoke permission to use his property.
4 months ago Why Maine is doing a survey on the state’s moose hunt By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife wants to hear from anyone who uses Maine’s woods, whether it’s for hunting or recreation.
4 months ago Maine home sales fell in June, while prices climbed By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine saw home sales fall in June, snapping a four-month climb.
4 months ago Guilford woman found guilty in ‘one of the largest embezzlement cases’ in Maine history By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Guilford woman was found guilty on July 25 of stealing more than $700,000 from a Medford company over a period of three years.
4 months ago Nearly 1,000 Maine criminal cases are waiting for lawyers By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Nearly 1,000 cases across Maine do not have lawyers assigned.
4 months ago Maine secretary of state receives more than 350 entries in flag design contest By Kevin Miller, Maine Public More than 350 people submitted proposals for a redesign of the original Maine state flag that will be the subject of a referendum vote this November.
4 months ago New business applications reached a new high in Maine in 2023 By Ari Snider, Maine Public Maine saw just over 14,000 business applications last year, about an 8 percent increase from the year before, and the highest on record going back to 2005.
4 months ago How this group plans to rebuild Maine’s fiber economy and soil By Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News Staff A small Maine volunteer group has big plans to rebuild a regional industry in a way they believe will also benefit the environment, particularly soil, and human health.
4 months ago Piscataquis County students named Mitchell Scholars PORTLAND — The Mitchell Institute, a Maine-based nonprofit scholarship and research organization founded by Senator George J.
4 months ago 8 years ago, JD Vance discussed Donald Trump’s rise on a Maine radio show By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff Eight years ago, JD Vance was doing frequent interviews in the wake of “Hillbilly Elegy,” a bestselling memoir that was seen by many as essential to understanding the rising political appeal of Donald Trump.
4 months ago $485K grant will connect Mainers in recovery and former inmates with jobs By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A nearly $500,000 grant will connect Mainers who are leaving incarceration or who are in recovery from substance use with resources to help them find jobs.
4 months ago Sheriff’s office dispatch center move proceeding DOVER-FOXCROFT — The construction process to move the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center from cramped conditions in the county jail in Dover-Foxcroft into the administrative unit of the sheriff’s office on the first floor of the same building is currently proceeding.
4 months ago Milo firefighters receive emergency drinking water donation from Anheuser-Busch MILO — Anheuser-Busch and Valley Beverage of Oakland joined forces with the National Volunteer Fire Council to deliver more than 2,300 cans of emergency drinking water to the Milo Fire Department as part of the brewer’s larger effort to provide 1.
4 months ago Bangor Savings Bank Foundation awards over $191,000 in grants to nonprofits BANGOR — The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation is pleased to announce that it has awarded over $191,000 in grants to 23 non-profit organizations across Northern New England.
4 months ago Milo sets $27.25 mill rate MILO — The Milo Select Board set the 2024-25 mill rate at $27.
4 months ago SAD 41 revamping alternative education program MILO — The SAD 41 alternative education program will have a new name, new location, and new method of instruction when classes begin at the end of the summer.
5 months ago Tropical storm remnants bring heavy rain, lingering humidity to Maine By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine is in for a wet Wednesday evening.