Emera Maine crews are scheduled to install new equipment that will help improve service to customers in Orono on Friday, June 2. The work will begin at 9 a.m. and last approximately two hours. During this time electric service will be suspended to enable crews to safely complete their work and will impact all customers residing at […]

Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) is pleased to announce that Walk-In Care Services at Helen Hunt Health Center, 242 Brunswick Street, Old Town, are now better than ever thanks to a recent expansion and renovation of the space, as well as the addition of new acute care staff. “We’re always looking for new ways to better serve […]

Although September is the typical recruiting month for Cub Scouts, June is actually the perfect month to join. June is the month that current scouts transition and begin working toward their next rank. As a new scout in June, your child would hop on board at just the right time to be included in all […]

The third annual Glow 5K for Ending Hunger in Maine will be held this Saturday, June 3, from 7-9 p.m. at Victory Field at Old Town High School. The event is sponsored by Penobscot County Federal Credit Union. Music will be playing before, during and after the 5K, courtesy of Noreast Entertainment. There will be […]

A first reading will be held this Monday, June 5 on the proposed fiscal year 2018 city budget – although how close that number will be to the actual budget is still unknown at this point. According to City Manager Bill Mayo, the total city budget – including city, school, and county assessments – would […]

The University of Maine will hold the annual Clean Sweep Sale 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Friday, May 26 and 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Saturday, May 27 in Alfond Arena. Furniture, rugs, electronics, appliances, housewares, books, bedding, shoes and clothing will be among the items for sale. Items were donated by the university or students who moved out […]

The Old Town Public Library, in partnership with the Bangor Public Health and Community Services, will be hosting a seminar entitled Be a Life Saver, which will focus on opioid addiction. This seminar will be held on June 21 from 3:30-5 p.m. at the library in meeting room three. Are you concerned about the opioid […]

The Bangor Area Comprehensive Transportation System will be holding a meeting for public input on May 25 at 6:30 p.m. in the Old Town Council Chambers located at Old Town City Hall. Gorrill Palmer will be presenting the draft report on the corridor study currently being conducted on Stillwater Avenue in Old Town from Orono […]

The University of Maine will host a 1940s theme tribute to World War II veterans on Tuesday, May 30. Members of the public are invited to attend a free potluck lunch and story-sharing event from noon to 3 p.m. in the atrium of the D.P. Corbett Business Building. Guests are asked to bring a dish, […]