By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff A “trial blitz” planned this fall in Washington County may serve as a blueprint for how Maine can resolve a huge backlog of criminal cases after the pandemic forced long delays in the dispensing of justice.

TB R10 WELS — Maine Game Wardens safely located a missing 2-year old girl who had wandered away from her campsite during the early morning hours of Thursday, July 28.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The town of Dover-Foxcroft will collect nearly $55,900 after the select board approved bids on tax-acquired properties at a meeting Monday.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Dover-Foxcroft man accused of assaulting a local day care’s owner and an employee and fleeing with his two children was convicted of assault during a trial this week, according to the Piscataquis County District Attorney’s Office.

DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — Piscataquis County plans to promote two of its employees to fill the roles of jail administrator and patrol sergeant following recent retirements.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Will Hesketh, Sr.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff A new simulation training lab in Bangor will give emergency care training to first responders in a life-like setting, better preparing them for situations in the field.

BANGOR – A Dover-Foxcroft man pleaded guilty in U.

PALMYRA – On Thursday, July 14 at approximately 3:30 a.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff SHIRLEY – A Peru woman has died after crashing into a turning vehicle in Shirley.

GUILFORD — A Guilford woman arrested for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend in the neck on Sunday later claimed she acted in self-defense because he was a terrorist, according to an incident report obtained Tuesday.

GUILFORD — A Guilford man who was stabbed in the neck was transported by LifeFlight to a Bangor hospital on Sunday, according to the Piscataquis County District Attorney’s Office.

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.