Ten counties in central and western Maine sustained more than $20 million in public infrastructure damage when a powerful storm on Dec. 18 brought historic flooding and widespread power outages to the state.
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Millinocket snowmobiler dies in crash with logging truck
John Michaud, 60, hit a logging truck where Interconnected Trail System 85 intersects Grand Lake Road in northern Penobscot County.
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Canadian firm tries a second proposal for mining in northern Maine
The original rezoning plan submitted three years ago was withdrawn after state regulators said it lacked sufficient information on nearly five dozen subjects.
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Browntail moth threat eases in capital region, but remains a threat elsewhere in Maine
While the population explosion of browntail moths didn’t happen as expected in 2022, experts say the threat posed by the invasive pest still exists and people should continue to take measures to destroy winter nests.
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Maine judge seeks to have sexual harassment lawsuit against him dismissed
The lawsuit was filed by a prosecutor and a drug treatment counselor who accused Penobscot County District Court Judge Charles Budd of harassing them at a conference in July.
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Two people injured in Penobscot County crash Saturday
One was extracted from the vehicle, but both victims had non-life-threatening injuries.
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BMV revokes license for Penobscot County driver whose manslaughter conviction went unnoticed
The license suspension appears to relate to a 2019 fatal crash in Bangor, and is the first corrective action by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to close a gap in how it processes suspensions for the most serious driving-related crimes.
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Penobscot County sheriff’s deputy killed in snowmobile crash in Limestone
Staff Sgt. Bobbie Pelletier died Sunday, the sheriff’s office said, but details about the circumstances were not released.
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Small town is against big quarry near Penobscot River
Many in Prospect are bitterly opposed to a Virginia-based mining company’s plans to quarry granite on Heagan Mountain.
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Penobscot becomes latest Maine jail to limit new bookings because of COVID-19 outbreak
During the outbreak, law enforcement agencies are taking people they arrest to jails in Ellsworth, Belfast and Dover-Foxcroft.