ORONO – Landlords who have not yet paid their rental registration fees on time – an annual problem for the town – face court action if they do not pay up by the end of this week. A town ordinance on the books for several years now requires that all landlords register their rental units, […]

The Old Town Police Department will be offering a basic firearms safety course at 6 p.m. on Dec. 10. Participants will be introduced to handguns and how they work. Different examples of handguns will be presented to participants. The major components and their operations will be explained and demonstrated. Including the four main parts to […]

The Maine Department of Transportation is looking for public comment on the proposed roundabout it is planning to build at the intersection of Rte. 2 and Rangeley Road in Orono. Representatives of the DOT will be at the town council chambers at the Orono town office on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 6 p.m. to listen […]

The town of Milford is partnering with Penobscot County Triad in an effort to get as many homes numbered as possible. In an emergency, medical personnel or law enforcement need to be able to find homes as quickly as possible. Today, as a result of new enhanced 911 telephone services, a dispatcher can identify the […]

U.S. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch last recently announced more than $107 million in grant funding through the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The Attorney General announced funding awards to nearly 200 law enforcement agencies across the nation, aimed at creating, and in some cases […]

With 2018 coming quickly, the pace of planning for a new regional solid is starting to step up. The Municipal Review Committee, the quasi-municipal body that represents the 187 cities and towns that currently use the PERC plant in Orrington, is planning on a new solid waste facility for post-2018, when those communities’ current contract […]

Maine Attorney General Janet Mills recently announced that the state has amended its pending federal lawsuit against EPA, transforming it from one forcing EPA to act on Maine’s standards to one challenging EPA’s unlawful actions in response to Maine’s lawsuit. In a statement, Mills said that the EPA has asserted that Maine’s water quality protections, […]

Helena Bosse, a Bangor painter and art teacher for more than 25 years, will be offering painting instruction at the Wyeth (Hilltop Road, University of Maine, Orono) two Friday mornings every month. Helena’s teaching experience is varied: high school in Howland, adult education in Old Town, and elementary school education in Milford, Bradley, and Alton. […]

Orono’s Annual Senior Citizen Thanksgiving Dinner will be held on Thursday, November 19 at 4:30 pm at the Birch Street School Senior Center. All Orono Seniors Citizens are welcome. If you would like to attend, please call the Town Office to make your reservations at 866-2556. The dinner is sponsored by the Orono town council, […]

Ed Haverlock has been named the 2015 recipient of the Greenbush Hometown hero award. According to the town newsletter, Haverlock was born and raised in the Cardville section of Greenbush. He relocated to the Olamon section after he married Irene Dunn. Together they raised four children: Edward Jr., Brent, Heidi and Heather. Three of their […]