By Hannah Catlin on Sep 15, 2021 05:58 pm There were nine active COVID-19 cases among the Caribou Community School student body, with 166 children and roughly eight teachers in quarantine as close contacts. Read more... »
By Lia Russell on Sep 15, 2021 05:50 pm The 161-year-old Penobscot County Jail on Hammond Street has seen chronic overcrowding over the years, and the county has weighed a handful of plans to either build a new jail or add onto the existing facility. Read more... »
By Bill Trotter on Sep 15, 2021 05:49 pm In a dispute over how tax assessments are calculated, Walmart in Ellsworth is appealing its bill and asking for a reduction of its property value assessment by half, which would cut it from $20 million to $10 million. Read more... »
By Judy Harrison on Sep 15, 2021 05:42 pm A Biddeford man accused of shooting his landlord to death has been charged with murder, according to the Maine Attorney General’s office. Read more... »
By Leela Stockley on Sep 15, 2021 05:32 pm Leaves are just starting to turn into the brilliant colors that the state’s autumns are known for in northern Maine. Wednesday was the official start of the fall foliage season, according to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Fall Foliage Report. The agriculture department noted that because of the drought that the state […] Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Sep 15, 2021 05:21 pm It's estimated 10 to 30 percent of people infected with COVID-19 may develop persistent, new or recurring symptoms that can last months or perhaps years. Read more... »
By Judy Harrison on Sep 15, 2021 05:03 pm The father of a man who died last year after police chased him into Portland's Back Cove has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit alleging that officers stood by and watched his son drown instead of taking steps to save his life. Read more... »
By Sawyer Loftus on Sep 15, 2021 04:24 pm Old Town High School has canceled in-person classes for the rest of the week as the school pivots to remote learning for at least two days due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the school and community. Read more... »
By Bill Trotter on Sep 15, 2021 03:04 pm A federal appeals court has reversed a lower court decision and determined that the results of a blood test taken by police as they investigated the deadliest crash ever in Acadia National Park should be admissible in court. Read more... »
By The Associated Press on Sep 15, 2021 02:57 pm A state licensing board has offered a deal to the owner of a funeral home who is accused of letting multiple bodies decay and whose business was shut down in June. Read more... »
