By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff The backlog of criminal cases in Penobscot County is slowly easing after a spike caused by COVID-19 — but still remains among the highest in the state when compared with pre-pandemic numbers.

SEBEC — Jimmy Mike Mauzy is turning 80 and once again his birthday is being celebrated with a whoopie pie sale and yard sale at the historic Sebec Reading Room, 665 Sebec Village Road in the village of Sebec, on Saturday, Sept.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A now-former Penobscot County Sheriff’s correctional officer is facing criminal charges of sexual assault and tobacco trafficking.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Four farm animals in Piscataquis County have died after apparently contracting a mosquito-borne virus.

In its third and most expansive year yet, the Mini-Grants for Outdoor Learning Program has helped over 30,000 students from schools in every county in Maine get outside the classroom and into the natural world.

A 43-year old female hiker suffered a broken ankle Sept.

GenoTyping Center of America, a genetic testing company based in Waterville, now offers an exclusive Non-Invasive Buccal Swab Service, developed with specialty swabs manufactured by Puritan Medical Products based in Guilford.

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DOVER-FOXCROFT — During the weekend storm that struck New England, consisting of what was once  Hurricane Lee, the Monson Fire Department was responding to a number of calls in the town as well as the surrounding area these firefighters cover.

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By Kathleen Tomaselli, Houlton Pioneer Times Staff The Maine Land Use Planning Commission scheduled an additional public hearing location in Bangor regarding a Canadian junior mining company’s rezoning application  for the Pickett Mountain mining project.

James Strang of Millinocket, long-time owner/operator of Katahdin Air Service (https://www.

On the heels of receiving a Mainebiz Best Place to Work – Large Employer award this August, Bangor Savings Bank today announces the promotion of three commercial banking leaders to serve in the Maine market: Diane Donaldson – SVP, Commercial Banking Team lead (York and Cumberland counties); Jarrod Guimond – SVP, Commercial Banking Team lead (Northern Maine); and Laura Huddy – SVP, director of Commercial Credit and Portfolio Management.

Efficiency Maine recognized top-performing contractors that sell, install, and service high-efficiency lighting, heating and cooling systems, refrigeration equipment, electric vehicles, insulation, and other upgrades that are promoted through the quasi-state agency’s programs.

Maine Timber Research & Environmental Education Foundation is proud to announce the winners of the 2023 Austin H.

Maine Woodland Owners is offering a two-part workshop that will provide information about federal and state funding available to small woodland owners that defray costs of installing forest conservation practices.

ITHACA, New York — Aidan Babbitt of Beaver Cove has been named to Ithaca College’s spring 2023 dean’s list.

By Julia Bayly With thousands of miles of snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle trails in Maine crossing privately owned acres, the potential for friction between landowners and recreational riders is always there.