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PublishedSeptember 30, 2024
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office recognized with Safe Driving Award for 2023
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office and the Piscataquis County Sheriff's Office tied for first place; Oxford County Sheriff's Office was third among counties.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2024
West Nile virus found in Piscataquis, Sagadahoc, Washington counties
Mosquito-borne illnesses have now been found in 13 of Maine's 16 counties.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2024
Northern lights possible over Maine this week as active solar season flares up again
One of the most vibrant aurora seasons in years continues this summer as a medium-size solar storm is forecasted to arrive in Maine skies Tuesday night.
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PublishedMay 16, 2024
A remote forest thrives, thanks to woodswomen
The team behind a 180-acre community woodland near Brownville in Piscataquis County brings a collaborative, relationship-based approach to how it manages the land. The female-centric collective may be entirely accidental, but its focus on empowerment may be crucial to adapting to climate change.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2024
Game warden and search dog find missing Piscataquis County man
Maine Game Warden Chad Robertson and his K9 search dog found an older man who was lost deep in the snowy woods, according to the spokesman for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2024
Gov. Mills formally requests federal disaster declaration for Maine’s December storm damage
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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PublishedSeptember 25, 2023
Chelsea woman charged with helping boyfriend evade arrest before police fatally shot him
Police say Annie McKechnie, 22, helped Frank Foss Jr. avoid arrest weeks before his death.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2023
Kennebec County hires new emergency management director
John Brenenstuhl, 44, brings experience in the fire and emergency medical services to his new post.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2022
Former Greenville police chief, Augusta police officer, pleads guilty to arson, burglary
Jeffrey Pomerleau pleaded guilty to five charges, two of them felonies, but will have all but one misdemeanor dismissed if he completes a Veterans Court treatment program.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2021
Piscataquis County officials broke law with false coronavirus resolution, ACLU says
The resolution made a discredited claim that face coverings cause pneumonia and respiratory disease.
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