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Dexter-area school board fight escalates to a town vote
Dexter voters will decide on June 10 whether two Maine School Administrative District 46 school board members should be removed. A group of Dexter residents, calling themselves Stop the Power Trip,...
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A Maine man has been missing since Saturday
Editor’s note: Michael Moulton has been located. Read the update here. A man has been reported missing from Corinth. Michael Moulton, 30, was last seen on Saturday at around 8 p.m., according to the...
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East Millinocket woman with 20 warrants arrested
An East Millinocket woman was arrested Sunday with 20 active warrants. Jade Simon, 36, was a passenger in a car that matched the description of a vehicle spotted on Interstate 95 allegedly traveling...
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Missing Corinth man has been found safe
A missing Corinth man has been found safe. Michael Moulton, 30, was reported missing after last being seen on Saturday night, the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. In an update, the...
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Bradley elementary school will close this year
Bradley residents overwhelmingly decided to close their elementary school in a Monday vote. The Viola Rand Elementary School will close at the end of this school year. On Monday, 140 people voted to...
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Lincoln’s police officers have been equipped with body cameras
If you encounter Lincoln’s police officers, don’t forget to smile. You’re on camera. The Lincoln Police Department has been “fully equipped” with body cameras, Police Chief Lee Miller announced...
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Millinocket hospital is temporarily reducing its walk-in care hours
Millinocket Regional Hospital will be temporarily closing its walk-in care on Fridays. That closure will begin May 30 and run through July 4, according to the hospital. The move was prompted by...
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‘People deserve answers’ about closure of Penobscot County courthouse, state...
People deserve answers about the four-month closure of the Newport District Courthouse and when it will open, a state representative said. The district courthouse at 12 Water St. in Newport closed...
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Enfield man charged with drug trafficking after traffic stop
Deputies arrested an Enfield man Saturday and charged him with two counts of unlawful trafficking of drugs. According to the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office, deputies stopped a vehicle on Pleasant...
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2 ejected in Dexter ATV crash
Two people were hurt in an ATV crash in Dexter on Sunday night. The duo was riding an ATV about a quarter mile from Owlsboro Road about 11:14 p.m. when they rolled over and were ejected, according to...
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Man allegedly fired gun during family fight in Corinna
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An Etna teen is missing
An Etna teen is missing. Anthony Buck, 15, has been missing since Wednesday, according to the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office. Buck may be in the Carmel area, the sheriff’s office said Friday....
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New Hampshire man allegedly led police on chase through Lincoln
A New Hampshire man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly led police on a chase through downtown Lincoln and onto an ATV trail near Interstate 95. Nathan Fortier, 24, of Amherst, New Hampshire, has...
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Dexter voters oust 2 school board members in recall
Dexter residents voted on Tuesday to remove two members of its local school board. Dexter residents voted 387 “Yes” to 131 “No” to remove Alisha Ames from the Maine School Administrative District 46...
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Suspect arrested in Glenburn shooting
A man has been arrested in connection with a shooting in the Penobscot County town of Glenburn on Monday that left two people injured. Penobscot County Sheriff Troy Morton announced the arrest of...
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Curbside trash filled with human waste plagues Penobscot County communities
Neil Bonneville has been collecting trash from nine different communities in Penobscot County for the last 19 years. But in recent years, his job as the owner of Maine Waste Systems has become a...
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Dixmont woman accused of stealing rifle from home while homeowner and infant...
A Dixmont woman was arrested Monday for alleged breaking into a home and stealing a rifle. Renee Cohen, 67, was charged with burglary and theft of a firearm, according to the Penobscot County...
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Maine woman teams up with deputy to catch runaway mini horse
A mini horse on the loose on a busy Penobscot County road Wednesday was caught with collaboration between the sheriff’s office and several passers-by. A Penobscot County sheriff’s deputy came across...
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National Guard to rename Maine training area for Passamaquoddy WWI veterans
The Army National Guard training area in Woodville is set to be renamed in honor of two Passamaquoddy World War I veterans, a spokesperson for the guard announced Thursday. Previously known as the...
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Penobscot County man gets nearly 2 years for threatening insurance inspector...
A Springfield man will spend nearly two years behind bars for threatening an insurance inspector with a gun. U.S. District Judge Stacey Neumann sentenced 67-year-old James Elliott to 21 months in...
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