By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff A longtime Bangor attorney known for his work with municipalities in northern and Down East Maine has been appointed to serve as Penobscot County’s probate court judge for the rest of the year.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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 — 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.

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

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town will build a new public safety building to combine the fire and police departments, which are both grappling with outdated spaces and building code violations.

WINSLOW – Maine Warden Service Sgt.

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

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.

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.

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