Residents still have a chance to offer their input on the draft update of the town’s Comprehesive Plan. Over the last several months, the Orono Town Council has been reviewing the draft plan, which was created as the result of the efforts of the volunteer Comprehensive Plan Committee. The council is in the final stages […]

Area residents who need some help will find plenty of it at the Day of Hope, a free event that will be held at Riverfront Park in Old Town next Saturday, Sept. 19. The Day of Hope is part of the Convoy of Hope, a project that was founded in 1994 by a Missouri family […]

The University of Maine will conduct a full-scale test of its emergency alert and notification systems from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16.

During National Preparedness Month, the American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give blood to help ensure a stable and diverse blood supply is available during emergencies of all types. A diverse blood supply is important to ensuring the needs of all patients are met. Red blood cells carry markers that determine one’s blood type, […]

Youth from the Penobscot Nation introduced their newly formed Council to their families and tribal members in a festive dinner and celebration this week. The youth will be calling for their community to rally behind them as they rejuvenate traditional Penobscot values of compassion, generosity and cooperation. Member Irving Sapiel, 13, is looking forward to […]

Hospice of Eastern Maine (HOEM) has scheduled its 2015 volunteer training course on six consecutive Tuesdays, Oct. 13-Nov. 17, from noon-4 p.m., at the EMMC Healthcare Mall, 885 Union St., Bangor. HOEM invites caring men and women in the greater Old Town/Orono area who feel called to help neighbors living with terminal illness to apply […]

A benefit golf tournament for Dustin Nevells, an Orono High School graduate recovering from brain surgery, is being set up for  Sept. 26. In the winter of 2014, Dustin noticed a blind spot developing in his left eye. He thought nothing of it because he was still able to drive and work. About three-months later, […]

This October, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s (DACF) Board of Pesticides Control (BPC) will team up with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to help Mainers dispose of banned pesticides or unusable pesticides. It’s not unusual for homes and farms to have unintentional hazardous waste—banned pesticides or pesticides that have become […]

OLD TOWN – The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has received and started its review of the application for a planned expansion of Juniper Ridge Landfill. Casella subsidiary NEWSME operates the landfill for the state, which acquired it from Georgia-Pacific in 2003. Its capacity has since grown from three million cubic yards that year to […]

The Orono Town Council is seeking applications from residents interested in serving on the Regional School Unit 26 Board of Directors until immediately following the Municipal Election in March, 2016. The position is opening up because of the resignation of Jenna Mehnert. The interim director will represent the citizens of the Town of Orono and […]