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Maine police bust 8 different marijuana grow operations in less than a week

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff More than 9,800 marijuana plants were seized by police across Maine in less than a week.

Three snowmobiles plunge into the water and two crash in separate incidents on Moosehead

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff There were two snowmobile crashes and three sleds through the ice or into the open water recently on Moosehead Lake, according to the Rockwood Fire Department.

Municipal EMS department part of proposed Dover-Foxcroft budget

DOVER-FOXCROFT — As a way to supplement an increased emergency call volume and staffing challenges currently being experienced by Northern Light Mayo Emergency Medical Services, the town of Dover-Foxcroft is proposing the creation of a municipal EMS department to supplement that of the hospital.

How Mainers can get federal money to recover from historic floods

By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Federal teams are on the ground to get aid to homeowners, renters and small businesses after storms that battered Maine in December and January with other programs likely coming from the state to fill gaps.

Police raid illegal marijuana grows in Sangerville and Guilford

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Police confiscated roughly 2,000 marijuana plants Friday, Feb.

Milo looking at replacement ladder truck

MILO — The Milo Fire Department has located a vehicle that would replace a more than 40-year-old ladder truck.

County preparing to relocate dispatch center

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The process to move the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center from cramped conditions in the Piscataquis County Jail in Dover-Foxcroft into the administrative unit of the sheriff’s office in Guilford has begun.

Penobscot County is looking to buy land for new jail

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County is taking a step forward in its controversial years-long effort to build a new jail by seeking to buy land for the project.

IRS postpones tax day for storm-affected Maine counties

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff The Internal Revenue Service has extended deadlines for people in 10 Maine counties affected by the severe storms and flooding that started on Dec.

Maine saw 16 percent decline in fatal overdoses in 2023

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine saw a 16 percent decline in fatal overdoses last year.

Joe Biden declares December wind storm that lashed Maine a major disaster

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff President Joe Biden has declared the wind storm that lashed Maine in December a major disaster.

USDA designates Maine counties as primary natural disaster areas

This secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans.

Maine’s congressional delegation again calls for crackdown on illegal marijuana operations

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s congressional delegation has renewed its calls for the U.

Man killed in LaGrange crash has been identified

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff The man who died in a Jan.

D-F Select Board deems Pleasant Street structure as a dangerous building

DOVER-FOXCROFT — In the fall the Dover-Foxcroft Select Board began the process of dealing with a deteriorating property at 130 Pleasant Street.

Last year Maine saw the fewest deaths on the road since 2014

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Last year, Maine saw the fewest deaths on the road since 2014.

1 dies after vehicle crashes into stream in LaGrange

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff LAGRANGE — One person died Sunday morning, Jan.

Greenville looking at housing ordinance changes

GREENVILLE — In late April 2022 Gov.

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