By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, Houlton Pioneer Times BANGOR — A former Bangor man was sentenced in U.

GREENVILLE — A special town meeting concerning a proposed multigenerational housing district on Spruce Street will be held at 6 p.

MILO — A more than 40-year-old Milo Fire Department ladder truck is in need of replacement.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff CARMEL — A former chicken barn near a few homes at an intersection in this small town off Interstate 95 looks nondescript until you take a closer look.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff When someone calls the Penobscot Regional Communications Center’s non-emergency number, the line will soon be answered by artificial intelligence.

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DOVER-FOXCROFT — Twice last year the Piscataquis County Commissioners put out to bid a project to relocate the dispatch center from cramped conditions in the Piscataquis County Jail in Dover-Foxcroft into the administrative unit of the sheriff’s office in Guilford.

GREENVILLE — The public will have the opportunity to weigh in a proposed Spruce Street housing project with a hearing set for 5 o’clock on Wednesday, Nov.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Several area departments had the opportunity to get in some house fire-related training thanks to A.

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By Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News Staff Three different police agencies spanning 150 miles across Maine said they send the homeless people they encounter to Bangor, reflecting a broader pattern of Maine cities bearing more of the responsibility for responding to the state’s homelessness crisis.

Editor’s note: After publication of this story, the Milo and Greenville police departments adopted a homelessness protocol.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The first step toward rectifying a pair of deteriorating properties, at 70 Union Street and 130 Pleasant Street respectively, was taken with the Dover-Foxcroft Select Board voting to commence a local dangerous building proceeding for each during a meeting on Monday evening, Oct.

AUGUSTA – To enhance fire safety and prevent wildfires, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry is implementing a new law that mandates burn permits for larger campfires.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A Sangerville woman has been indicted for manslaughter after she allegedly crashed her car while driving drunk over the summer, killing her passenger.

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff State agencies have identified new cases of two separate mosquito-borne viruses in southern Maine over the last two weeks in insects, mammals and birds.

By Stuart Hedstrom, Staff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — The U.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers are being urged to take precautions against a surge in mosquito-borne diseases.