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Nominations now being accepted for the 2022 Outdoor Lifetime Achievement Award

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is now accepting nominations for the 2022 Annual Lifetime Outdoor Achievement Award.

Former Dover-Foxcroft police chief pleads guilty to domestic violence charge

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff The former police chief of the Dover-Foxcroft police force pleaded guilty to a charge of domestic violence on Thursday, July 7.

Availability of Maine defense lawyers reaches all-time low

By Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor The availability of criminal defense attorneys is at an all-time low in Maine for defendants who cannot afford to hire their own attorney.

Piscataquis jail is only in Maine without staff qualified to give out medications

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County’s sheriff plans to hire a person with medical training to distribute medications to jail inmates — a first for a department that has used corrections officers to perform the task until now.

Reardon admits to fraudulently obtaining pandemic loan

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Nathan Reardon, the first Mainer charged with lying to obtain a pandemic-related business loan, pleaded guilty Tuesday to five counts of bank fraud in U.

Reardon to plead guilty to bank fraud

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff The first Mainer accused of fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program loan, intended to help businesses pay employees and other expenses during the early days of the pandemic, will plead guilty to bank fraud charges Tuesday in U.

Ahead of July 4th celebrations the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety reminds drivers buzzed driving is impaired driving

AUGUSTA – This Independence Day, law enforcement agencies in Maine will be working hard to reduce impaired driving.

Maine Warden Service increasing boating patrols this holiday weekend for Operation Dry Water

The Department also encourages all boaters to always Clean, Drain and Dry their boat to prevent the spread of invasive species.

Brownville adds first responder unit

By Interim Town Manager Felice Lyford BROWNVILLE – The Town of Brownville is pleased to announce the addition of a first responder unit to our fire department that is now fully licensed and in-service.

Dover-Foxcroft fire station boiler to be replaced

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department’s station will be ready for colder weather with both boilers in a dual system to be replaced in August after one was recently lost.

Portland man drowns in East Outlet of Moosehead Lake

SAPLING TOWNSHIP — A 40-year-old Portland man drowned Saturday, June 18 in the east outlet of the Kennebec River.

Greenville to replace fire station riddled with code violations

GREENVILLE — Now that Greenville voters have approved a bond issue, the town will build a new public safety building to combine the fire and police departments, which are both grappling with outdated spaces and building code violations.

Sgt. Loring named Maine Game Warden Supervisor of the Year

WINSLOW – Maine Warden Service Sgt.

5-year-old drowns in Piscataquis County lake

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff A 5-year-old boy drowned in Ambajejus Lake on the afternoon of June 14.

D’Agostino steps down after nine years on Dover-Foxcroft Select Board

Photo courtesy of Town of Dover-Foxcroft OUTGOING SELECT MEMBER – Gail D’Agostino, pictured with Dover-Foxcroft Town Manager Jack Clukey at the public works committee meeting on June 13, served three terms (nine years) on the Dover-Foxcroft Select Board from 2013-22.

Maine State Police announces restructuring after 3 weeks of declining to share details

By Callie Ferguson, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine State Police is planning to reorganize its police force as part of changes that reflect the agency’s law enforcement priorities and delegation of manpower.

Overdose deaths in Piscataquis where there are virtually no treatment centers exceeded most rural counties

A county with virtually no treatment centers for opioid addiction had the second worst fatal overdose rate among rural counties last year in Maine.

Opioid treatment center proposed for Dover-Foxcroft won’t be on Main Street

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A proposal for an opioid addiction treatment office in downtown Dover-Foxcroft is on pause because the applicant may be considering a new location.

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