Maine’s 60 newest police officers have graduated from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro. The new officers, who mostly come from the local and county ranks, spent 18 weeks at the academy in study and training. Among the many topics the officers studied were crime scene processing, emergency vehicle operation, first aid, traffic and […]

US District Court Judge George Singal this week ruled that the Penobscot Indian Nation’s reservation does not include the Penobscot river. At the same time, Singal said the reservation does include islands on the main stem of the river, and that the tribe may do sustenance fishing on that entire main stem. The battle over […]

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., members of the University of Maine community will pack between 20,000 and 30,000 meals for distribution to local food pantries on Jan. 23. The university recently was awarded a $1,800 grant from Iowa Campus Compact to aid the MLK Day of Service Community Partnership Project. The project is […]

Nomination papers will be available after December 14 at the town office for the March 8, 2016 municipal elections in Orono. There are two three-year terms available on the Orono Town Council. The terms of Mark Haggerty and Thomas Spitz are expiring. There is one three-year term available on the Orono RSU 26 Board of […]

AUGUSTA – The Maine Attorney General’s Office has noticed a recent increase in the number of Mainers calling to report they are the target of phone scams in which someone pretends to be calling to collect a debt owed to the Internal Revenue Service. Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills is reminding people to be […]

ORONO – Maine, which is the oldest state in the nation in terms of median age and has more baby boomers per capita than any other state, can be a leader in addressing the issues of an aging population, according to the recently published issue of Maine Policy Review. “This special issue was prepared to […]

OLD TOWN – The Board of Environmental Protection had opened a period of opportunity for those who wish to have intervenor’s status in the licensing proceeding and public hearing on the applications for a 9.35 million cubic yard expansion of the Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town. The expansion proposal would ultimately extend the solid […]

Two active groups in Old Town are coming together for a special event in the Waterfront Park this year. The Shoes-N-Shears 4H Club is joining the Old Town United Methodist Church to present “Joseph, Mary and a Baby…A Living Nativity”. The free community event is scheduled for December 19 from 2-4 p.m. All of the animals […]

ORONO – Computer science students at the University of Maine will showcase original games they have created on Thursday, Dec. 10. Two video game exhibitions will be held in the Soderberg Center of Jenness Hall on the UMaine campus. The events are free and open to the public. The first exhibition will run from 8 […]

Maine Adult Education Association Executive Director Shirley Wright has announced that Adult Education in Maine has received two significant federal grants to enhance distance learning for adults across the state. These grants were written in partnership with Region Two School of Applied Technology in Houlton. The funding is part of a federal grant awarded by […]