2 months ago 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.
2 months ago 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$6.9M cost DOVER-FOXCROFT — Since 2020 Piscataquis County and municipal emergency officials have been working to update outdated infrastructure and long-running problems with the county’s radio communications for emergency personnel.
2 months ago Maine hunters hope to see 72-hour gun purchase waiting period repealed By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The gun rights group that filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Maine law requiring a 72-hour waiting period after purchasing a gun hopes the case makes it all the way to the U.
2 months ago Proposed county and Unorganized Territory budgets are both up DOVER-FOXCROFT — The respective finances can still be adjusted if needed over the next few weeks, but both the projected 2025 Piscataquis County budget and 2025-26 Unorganized Territory budget would rise from the current spending plan amounts.
2 months ago Motorcyclists injured in Dexter crash By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff DEXTER — Two motorcyclists were injured in a Dexter crash on Monday night, Nov.
2 months ago Pedestrian injured in Charleston hit-and-run By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff CHARLESTON — A pedestrian was injured in a hit-and-run crash in Charleston on Sunday, Nov.
2 months ago Hannaford’s website and app are working again By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff The Hannaford website and app are back online after a weekslong outage curtailed orders.
2 months ago Maine State Police seek information on Charleston cemetery vandalism By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff CHARLESTON — The Maine State Police are asking the public for information on vandalism that occurred at a Charleston cemetery.
3 months ago Maine’s 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases violates 2nd Amendment, lawsuit says By Marie Weidmayer and Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Gun rights groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday that seeks to overturn the 72-hour waiting period law that Maine lawmakers passed after last year’s mass shooting in Lewiston.
3 months ago Northern Forest Center housing project to proceed GREENVILLE — The Northern Forest Center purchased five acres of land in downtown Greenville off Spruce Street and plans to build housing to serve the local workforce.
3 months ago Disruptions at Hannaford stores caused by cybersecurity incident By CBS 13 Hannaford customers are still feeling the effects of a cybersecurity incident that hit the grocery chain last week.
3 months ago Piscataquis County emergency radio system project progresses DOVER-FOXCROFT — For more than four years 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.
3 months ago 3rd man accused of hindering Bangor homicide investigation makes court appearance By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff The third man accused of hindering the prosecution of a Bangor homicide case appeared in court Monday afternoon, Nov.
3 months ago 2 men accused of hindering Bangor homicide investigation granted bail By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Two of the men accused of hindering a Bangor homicide case were granted bail on Nov.
3 months ago 4th man arrested in death of man who went missing in Bangor By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff A fourth man has been arrested in the death of a man who went missing in Bangor.
3 months ago 3 men arrested in death of man who went missing from Bangor By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Three Penobscot County men have been arrested after the body of a missing man was found in October.
3 months ago Despite Maine conflicts over political signs, they may not even work By Jules Walkup, Bangor Daily News Staff It’s election season, which means it’s almost impossible to go anywhere without seeing political campaign signs in people’s yards or along the sides of roads.
3 months ago DOJ supports Penquis’ Substance Affected Youth Program BANGOR — The Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has granted over $740,000 in funding to support Penquis’ Substance Affected Youth Program for the next three years.