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Greenville Planning Board working on several ordinances

GREENVILLE — In order to bring the town’s land use ordinance up to date, Greenville Code Enforcement Officer Ron Sarol and the planning board have been working to address a lack of some guidelines and missing components of the document.

Experts fear ‘worst case scenario’ as more Maine police departments adopt AI

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Artificial intelligence popped up everywhere in 2024, including Maine police departments.

Dexter council makes a number of appointments

DEXTER — The Dexter Town Council made a number of appointments for the next year and some for several years during the monthly meeting on Dec.

$14M to combat spruce budworm in Maine and New Hampshire forests secured by Collins in disaster relief bill

Police seize nearly 1,500 marijuana plants at illegal Maine grow house

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Police have busted another illegal marijuana grow house in Cornville.

Construction agreement in place for Route 7, 15 intersection

DOVER-FOXCROFT — This coming summer the Maine Department of Transportation plans to widen the corner of East Main and South Street (Route 15 and Route 7) in downtown Dover-Foxcroft in part to allow for easier turns by tractor trailer trucks.

Maine Criminal Justice Academy to graduate largest class

VASSALBORO – On Friday, Dec.

Maine’s drought situation is getting worse

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Without much rain in the last few weeks, Maine is slowly drying up.

Maine’s crime rate drops for 2nd straight year

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s crime rate dropped in 2023 for the second year in a row.

Interviews to start soon for Milo/Brownville rec director position

MILO — Last month Milo and Brownville officials each voted in favor of merging the two neighboring communities’ recreation departments into a new Penquis Recreation Program.

Committee assignments for the 132nd Maine Senate announced

AUGUSTA — On Dec.

Southern Penobscot Regional EMS meeting Tuesday

CORINNA – Incoming Rep.

Gov. Mills announces applications for second round of storm relief funding for small businesses

AUGUSTA – Gov.

Grant opportunities could help bring down $6.9M emergency radio system cost

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Last month Piscataquis County officials heard an update from consultant Normand Boucher of Communications Design Consulting Group of Barrington, New Hampshire on the emergency radio system project.

Brownville’s ISO Public Protection Classification to be upgraded from a Class 5 to a Class 4 rating

BROWNVILLE — This past March, the Insurance Services Office completed an evaluation of the structural fire suppression system delivery provided in the town of Brownville.

Concept design phase set for Dover-Foxcroft Villages Project

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A preliminary concept design of traffic and mobility improvements for downtown Dover-Foxcroft has been completed for the Villages Partnership Initiative Project by Gorrill Palmer with input from the Maine Department of Transportation.

Milo man sentenced to 18 years after firing pistol at father-in-law

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff A Milo man was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment after pleading guilty to an attempted murder charge.

Piscataquis County emergency radio system project could have $6.9M cost

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Since 2020 Piscataquis County and municipal emergency officials have been working to update outdated infrastructure and long-running problems with the county’s radio communications for emergency personnel.

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