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Piscataquis County awarded $1 million in cleanup grants
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — Piscataquis County was awarded $1 million in grants by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to clean up hazardous materials, the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council announced on Friday. The first grant of $800,000 will be a Revolving Loan Fund administered by the council. The other grant of ...
Anson woman arrested after cocaine seized in search
MADISON, Maine — An Anson woman wound up behind bars on Thursday after police found cocaine, cash and drug paraphernalia on her and in her vehicle, according to Somerset County Sheriff’s Department Detective Lt. Carl Gottardi. Stacey Carrigan, 40, of Anson was arrested after the sheriff’s department executed a drug ...
MCI student from Kenya collecting shoes for organization that took him off streets
PITTSFIELD, Maine — Kindness and caring is what brought Sammy Gachagua to Maine from Kenya and changed his life. Kindness and caring is what he’s giving back to his adoptive and native communities. Gachagua, a 19-year-old senior at Maine Central Institute, decided to collect shoes for Tumaini Children’s Home in ...
Newport, St. Albans elementary school principals to swap positions
NEWPORT, Maine — Two elementary schools in RSU 19 will be swapping principals starting in July, said Superintendent William P. Braun. Amanda Hersey, principal at St. Albans Consolidated School, will switch positions with Randy Gould, the principal at Newport Elementary School, on July 1. Braun said he announced his decision ...
Annual motorcycle ride in honor of Gary Griffith planned in Guilford
GUILFORD, Maine — The seventh annual Griff’s Ride and barbecue is scheduled for Father’s Day weekend. In its previous six years, the motorcycle ride has raised $4,900 in scholarships for seniors at Piscataquis Community High School. The ride is in honor of Gary Griffith, who was killed in a motorcycle ...
Pastor hopes to open homeless shelter in former Parkman school, needs to raise $20,000
PARKMAN, Maine — Piscataquis County will soon be getting a much-needed homeless shelter if the Rev. John Weeks has his way. Weeks, who is known as Pastor Jack, and his wife, Linda, have agreed to buy the former McKusick Elementary School along Route 150 in Parkman. They plan to convert ...
Vehicle crashes into Skowhegan home, driver in critical condition
SKOWHEGAN, Maine — A local man who suffered a medical emergency while driving crashed into a house on Sunday, said Skowhegan police Deputy Chief Dale Lancaster. Brian Cooley, 51, crashed his 1998 Jeep Cherokee into the north side of the 20 Greenwood Ave. home owned by Harold Marsh. Police received ...
Newport school officials to decide whether to renovate or replace buildings
NEWPORT, Maine — Two schools in Newport were selected among six in the state for renovation or replacement. RSU 19 Superintendent William Braun has gotten the ball rolling on what could be a multi-year process, he said. Newport Elementary School and Nokomis Regional High School made the priority list for ...
Foxcroft Academy hosting public meeting on east-west highway
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — Foxcroft Academy will host a public meeting regarding the proposed east-west highway at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 31. Cianbro Chairman and CEO Peter Vigue, along with Sen. Doug Thomas, R-Ripley, will answer questions and share details about the east-west highway project. The meeting will take place in ...
Palmyra boy, 8, recognized for helping save burning garage
HARTLAND, Maine — “If it wasn’t for that kid, that garage would be gone,” said Darren Domonski of Tyler Patrick Hughes, an 8-year-old from Palmyra. About 7 p.m. Tuesday, the boy was outside Darren’s Village Auto Sales Inc. — a garage on Main Street in Palmyra where his stepfather, Eric ...
Diving search suspended for missing woman who crashed her car on Saturday
FAIRFIELD, Maine — An underwater search for a driver who crashed into Martin Stream on Saturday was suspended on Tuesday night, Fairfield police Sgt. Matthew Bard said Wednesday. Cora Marley, 62, of Skowhegan remains missing after the car she was driving went off the road while traveling north on U.S. ...
Three burglary suspects arrested over two days in Newport
NEWPORT, Maine — The Newport Police Department made three burglary arrests in two days, Chief Leonard Macdaid said Wednesday. On Monday afternoon, Lt. Randy Wing executed a search warrant at 19 Hart St., where stolen property was recovered. Dylan Sampson, 20, of Newport was arrested and charged with Class C ...
More of Maine’s 911 cellphone calls to be routed to local police agencies, saving precious seconds
AUGUSTA, Maine — Although cellphone use has become more prevalent over the past decade, the way 911 calls are handled from cellular customers largely has remained the same. That’s beginning to change. When cellphones first started appearing in the 1990s, the Maine State Police, instead of local police and county ...
Dozens protest in Dover-Foxcroft as Cianbro chief answers questions about east-west highway
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — The doors were closed 45 minutes before the Piscataquis County commissioners meeting even started Tuesday morning because the room was already packed for Cianbro Chairman and CEO Peter Vigue’s presentation on the proposed east-west highway project. More than 50 people gathered outside the meeting at the Peaks ...
Two crashes occur on same road within half-hour in Newport
NEWPORT, Maine — Two serious car crashes happened within a half-hour of each other along Route 7 on Sunday morning, Newport Police Chief Leonard Macdaid said Monday. Lynne Snow, 66, of Dover-Foxcroft fell asleep at the wheel of her 2010 Hyundai at 10:50 a.m., Macdaid said. He said Snow woke ...
Auto racing
Skowhegan driver claims mini stock race on Loudon road course
LOUDON, N.H. — Skowhegan’s Mike Mason retook the lead from Scott Farrington of Minot with three laps remaining to win the 20-lap North East Mini Stock Tour opener at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday. Mason lost the lead on a restart with five laps to go after pacing the ...
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Video from deployed son makes for happy Mother’s Day for Pittsfield mom
PITTSFIELD, Maine — Crystal Neace hadn’t seen her son since December, when he left for Afghanistan as an intelligence officer for the Army. Mother’s Day this Sunday wasn’t going to be the first time her only son was away, but it feels different this time, she said. “It was bad ...
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Man sentenced to 30 years for topless coffee shop arson
AUGUSTA, Maine — The man convicted of setting fire to a topless coffee shop in Vassalboro was sentenced Thursday to the maximum sentence of 30 years. Raymond Bellavance Jr., 51, of Augusta was convicted Dec. 30, 2011, of class A arson for setting fire to the Grand View Topless Coffee ...
Costs of Newport recreation programs higher than expected
NEWPORT, Maine — A few of Newport’s selectmen were a little surprised to see the Newport Recreation Center’s budget for sports nearly gone so early in the year. Town Manager James Ricker said the recreation program has spent about $5,500 on sports equipment this year for baseball and softball programs. ...
Piscataquis County commissioners, sheriff still arguing over when to buy cruisers
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — Every month, Piscataquis County Sheriff John Goggin asks the Piscataquis County commissioners’ permission to purchase two police cruisers for his department. Every month, the commissioners say no. “We always put in our order for cruisers in January and we get them in April or May,” said Goggin ...
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Gary Allan talks with the BDN leading up to Bangor concert
Out of the ashes, Central Street’s garden grows
Mid Coast Actor’s Studio provides new forum for classic plays
Signs lead artist to opportunity
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