MILFORD – Last week, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced the designation of six local and state National Recreation Trails, adding more than 350 miles to the National Trails System, and three National Water Trails, adding more than 600 miles to the National Water Trails System. In Maine, Secretary Jewell is designating the Johnson […]

Trees are now avaialble to Orono residents at no cost. The Tree Board will assist the property owner in planting of the trees. The trees must be planted in the public domain (i.e. on land along the streets owned and maintained by the town) and are available on a first come, first served basis. Residents […]

After more than a year of indecision about the placement of Orono’s restored Civil War monument , the Town of Orono and the Orono Historical Society have mutually agreed to its future location. The 126 year-old monument honoring the 250 Orono men and boys who fought in the Civil War is coming to rest on […]

The Orono-Old Town Kiwanis Club is seeking items for its 70th annual Charities Auction and Yard Sale, which will be held Thursday-Saturday, July 21-23 from 5-10 p.m. nightly. Do you have items that you would like to donate? Each Tuesday prior to the auction you may drop off items at “The Kiwanis Barns” at 168 […]

The Town of Orono is working in cooperation with the City of Old Town and the University of Maine System to bring 1000 MB/second ultra-high speed broadband internet to the local area. These speeds could be up to 200 times faster than the speeds residents and businesses currently have access to. This project, through the […]

United Baptist Church invites the public to a Celebration of Old Town First Responders (police, fire and EMS) this Sunday, June 12 at 10:30 a.m. at Old Town Elementary School. According to Pastor Bruce Stevens, the event has been being put together by him and his congregation for several months. “I’ve been the chaplain for the […]

Residents of Orono, Old Town and Milford can drop off household hazardous waste materials to the Recycling Center at 246 Gilman Falls Avenue in Old Town on Saturday, June 25 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Proof of residency is required. Acceptable items include: glues, adhesives, oil paint, stains, thinners, car batteries, brake fluid, tires, kerosene, gasoline, […]

You can register now for the annual Pedal the Penobscot eide, which will be held on Sunday, Sept. 11. Bangor Land Trust’s Pedal the Penobscot celebrates cycling and supports Bangor’s wild back yard. The ride offers five distance options, from a family-friendly 10 miles to a must-do ‘flat’ century route. This one-day ride offers beautiful […]

Traffic for the Stillwater bridges will be detoured in one direction for much of the month of June while emergency repairs are done. The repairs are not for safety reasons, but rather, because the surface of the bridges, which are scheduled to be repaired by the end of this decade, is in such poor shape […]

ORONO – The University of Maine Intermedia MFA program presents “Without Borders XIII: Play on Worlds,” a free gallery exhibit featuring thesis work by the six members of the 2016 graduating Master of Fine Arts class. Ongoing gallery hours are 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Monday through Friday until the show closes July 1. Sarah Hollows and […]