ORONO – The University of Maine is one of 240 colleges and universities in the United States selected to receive the 2015 Community Engagement Classification of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. UMaine and 156 other institutions received reclassification; 83 colleges and universities received first-time classification. In 2008, UMaine and Bates College were […]

The Annual­ Support the Old Town Museum campaign is currently underway with the goal of raising funds to operate the museum and to grow an endowment fund. The museum receives no government funding and depends on the generosity of the public and memberships to maintain the building and museum displays and programs. All services of […]

OLD TOWN – A man who tried to break into a Bennoch Road home while wearing a mask and armed with a gun this fall was indicted last week by a Penobscot County Grand Jury. Luke Cushman-Cole, 21, who at the time was a UMaine student, was arrested after a botched home invasion on Nov. 2. […]

While one member of the Orono-Veazie Water District has contended that a plan is in the works for the district to buy water from Old Town, there is no such proposal on the table, according to former district superintendent Dennis Cross. For more than a year now, there has been sparring over the quality of […]

Orono Community Theatre and Ten Bucks Theatre announce their co-production of “Death of a Salesman,” by Arthur Miller. Performances will be held at M Cyrus Pavilion Theatre on January 16, 17, 22, 23, and 24 at 7 p.m. and January 18 and 25 2 p.m. “Death of a Salesman” was the winner iof the 1949 […]

The American Red Cross encourages eligible blood donors to start a lifesaving habit by becoming a regular blood donor this year, starting with National Blood Donor Month in January. January is a challenging time for blood donations. Inclement weather can result in blood drive cancellations, and cold and flu season may cause some donors to […]

Grade 6 – Highest honors: Nathan Regan. High honors: Cathryn archer, Justin Bishop, Kacia Bouchard, Sophie Charles, Casey Downs, Colby Folsom, Nicholas Higgins, Ethan LeClair, Kaya Lolar, Delani McLaughlin, Olivia Merenberg, Austin Proudfoot, Ethan Pushor, Hannah Richards, Hannah Sirois, Canyon Smith,Nicholas Sullivan, Taylor Sullivan, Riley Tibbits, Nadya Tripp. Honors: Cameron Avery, Madyson Barclay, Keely Becker, […]

The Coyote Pups are the students from Leonard Middle School who represent RSU 34 in the First Lego League (FLL) that is hosted by Tom Bickford’s Maine Robotics. The Coyote Pups entered the FLL for the first time four years ago and since then have strived to improve in all aspects of the competition, which […]

Old Town will soon embark on its first revisions to the city’s comprehensive plan since 1995. Talk of beginning a comp plan review initiated several months ago, and for a while it was backburnered. But the talk is becoming a reality, with a request for proposals going out for assistance with work on the plan. […]

OLD TOWN – Casella Waste Systems is getting to work on its application for its expansion of Juniper Ridge Landfill. Casella operates the landfill for the state, which acquired it from Georgia-Pacific in 2003. Its capacity has since grown from three million cubic yards that year to 10 million in 2005; Casella in 2011 sought […]