The Old Town Housing Authority is exploring the possibility of converting the old Jefferson Street School into apartments. The school was used by the Southern Penobscot Regional Program until last year, when that program was moved to Bangor. The property is now in the city’s hands; while a few parties had expressed interest, none of […]

Starting Nov. 3 the Town of Orono will pick up bagged leaves and brush at curbside. Public works crews will pick up leaves and brush Monday through Friday. Brush must be cut into four foot sections and not larger than six inches in diameter. No small chunks of fire wood or construction material will be […]

ORONO — For the ninth year, the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts will feature live transmissions of the Metropolitan Opera’s Peabody Award- and Emmy Award-winning series The Met: Live in HD. Macbeth, Carmen and Il Barbiere di Siviglia are among the operas to be live streamed from the Metropolitan Opera House at […]

Old Town High School alum Bernie Yvon decided early on he was going to be an actor. It’s the type of career choice that often doesn’t pan out, a career where one ends up waiting tables, working at a convenience store, or whatever else it taskes, to make ends meet. But Bernie had a vision, […]

ORONO – In a scenario repeated over and over in recent years, a handful of landlords have not registered their rental properties, nearly two months after they were due. A town ordinance on the books for several years now requires that all landlords register their rental units, at a fee of $25 per unit, by […]

The Penobscot Mineral and Lapidary Club will hold its 10th Annual Gem and Mineral Show on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 1-2 ,at the Brewer Auditorium on Wilson Street. On Nov. 1, the show will run from 10 a.m.-5p.m.; On Sunday, Nov. 2 the show will run from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Penobscot Mineral and Lapidary […]

ORONO – Election-year issues of special importance to women will be the focus of a talk scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the University of Maine. The speaker is Danna Hayes, Public Policy Director for the Augusta-based Maine Women’s Lobby. Titled “How the Maine Legislature Matters for Women,” her talk will take place in the […]

The Old Town Water District wants to alert its customers that calls about the safety of local drinking water are not coming from the district. According to Water District Superintendent Frank Kearney, a few customers have received such phone calls from someone wanting to discuss the safety of drinking water. “It is not a call […]

Milford residents now have the ability to pay their tax and sewer bills online. A link has been added to the town’s website,www.milfordmaine.org, to the InforME Property Tax and Utility Payments interface. This service does charge a convenience fee equal to 2 and ½ percent of your total payment. This fee is retained by InforME. […]

AUGUSTA- The Maine Department of Environmental Protections decision on whether to issue a final denial of the Municipal Review Committee, Inc.’s application for a public benefit determination for a proposed new landfill in Argyle or Greenbush became a moot point last week, when the MRC, knowing that the final denial was all but certain, withdrew […]