VERONA ISLAND — The Penobscot Narrows Bridge will be closed at some point Sunday when higher air temperatures are expected to melt ice off the cables and pylons, Maine Department of Transportation press secretary Ted Talbot said in a prepared statement Friday. The department is worried that ice falling off the bridge will damage cars […]
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Falling ice closes Penobscot Narrows Bridge overnight
VERONA ISLAND — Reports of large chunks of ice falling off the cables of the Penobscot Narrows Bridge and damaging vehicles have compelled police to close the bridge until at least Monday morning. “Seventy percent of the ice has fallen off,” said Maine Department of Transportation press secretary Todd Talbot. “The fear would be that […]
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Two Penobscot County hunters missing since Friday found alive
AUGUSTA — Two Penobscot County hunters believed missing in the Chamberlain Lake or Clayton Lake areas since Friday evening were located alive on Sunday, just shortly before 6 p.m., according to the Maine Warden Service. Cpl. John MacDonald of the warden service said Travis Hafford, 33, of East Millinocket and Ryan Stevens, 33, of Millinocket […]
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Sheriff’s deputies seek masked man in report of Corinna home invasion
CORINNA — Penobscot County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a report of a robbery Friday night at a home on Renewal Street. A masked man entered the woman’s residence about 8 p.m., brandished a weapon and demanded money and drugs, Deputy Stephen Marko said Saturday. The man made off with a small amount of cash. The […]
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Lewiston man selling Penobscot Ice Arena in Brewer
BREWER — A couple who have decided to purchase the financially strapped Penobscot Ice Arena on Acme Road say they know all about the facility’s problems and bad reputation. “I know,” said George Bishop, who along with his wife, Linda, are scheduled to purchase the rink from Roger Theriault of Lewiston, owner of Delta Hockey […]
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Feds want to take Penobscots’ side in suit over river rights
The federal government, saying “intervention … is not a step the United States takes lightly,” has asked a court to allow it to join the Penobscot Indian Nation in their lawsuit against the state over fishing and hunting rights on their ancestral river. “As a part of its trust obligations to the Nation, the United […]
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Grant to help produce Penobscot tribal dictionary
INDIAN ISLAND (AP) — The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded a grant to help the Penobscot Nation create an updated dictionary of the tribal language. The University of Maine, Penobscot Nation and American Philosophical Society aim to create a comprehensive printed version of the Penobscot Dictionary, complete with an English index and searchable […]