By Rosemary Lausier, Bangor Daily News Staff Androscoggin commissioners faced fierce pushback Wednesday night after they decided to postpone a resolution defying a statewide mask mandate.

By Rosemary Lausier, Bangor Daily News Staff Androscoggin county commissioners will consider at a Wednesday meeting a resolution to allow residents and visitors not to wear masks.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff The Penobscot County Jail’s outside oversight board approved its first annual report Jan.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The exact date is to be determined, but in the near future the selectmen will hold a public hearing concerning a dangerous building at 72 Lincoln Street.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff A Maine judge will have the final word in a boundary dispute that led a Dover-Foxcroft man to cut his neighbor’s garage in half last year.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A special town meeting has been scheduled for 4 p.

By David Marino Jr.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff A superior court judge has dismissed a lawsuit objecting to the merger of the former Mayo Regional Hospital with Northern Light Health.

By The Associated Press AUGUSTA — There’s a partisan divide among state lawmakers over social media posts of the law enforcement officer in charge of State House security who, among other things, questioned the outcome of the presidential election.

AUGUSTA — The Edison Electric institute has recognized Central Maine Power as a recipient of EEI’s Emergency Response Award.

By David Marino Jr.

By David Marino Jr.

DEXTER — Recreational marijuana facilities, medical marijuana manufacturing facilities and medical marijuana caregiver retail stores are now authorized in Dexter, provided each establishment operates in compliance with all applicable state and local requirements.

By David Marino Jr.

The Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston has had a total of seven staff test positive for COVID-19 over the last 60  days, all of whom are now recovered.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department’s 1993 ladder truck has had a blown motor since early December and due to the age of the vehicle, a replacement is difficult to find and even more difficult to be warranted for an extended period of time.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — After a delay due to a snowstorm last month, initial work will start soon on a feasibility study for a Piscataquis County public safety radio system.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Twenty-two people died in homicides in Maine in 2020, including three who were killed in a Washington County shooting spree.