OLD TOWN – The city’s airport committee is exploring the possibility of building a new hangar at DeWitt Field. According to City Councilor Stan Peterson, who sits on the committee, there currently is a 20 person waiting list for hangar space at DeWitt. Peterson said the committee is mulling the possibility of an eight bay […]

The annual Great Maine Bike Swap will be held on Sunday, April 12 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the UMaine New Balance Recreation Center, 22 Hilltop Road, Orono. The Swap has become the unofficial kick-off to the Maine cycling season. At the Swap, you can choose from hundreds of bikes, including hybrids, road bikes, […]

Nomination papers for two three-year terms on the Bradley Town Council will be available starting March 26. The terms of Duane Lugdon and Diane Walter are expiring. Nomination papers may be picked up at the Bradley Municipal Building at 165B Main Street  during regular business hours. Nomination papers must be returned to the town cerk’s […]

In a competition season that began last October and won’t end until mid-June, Orono High School’s Speech and Debate Team has solidified the school’s “small but mighty” status, claiming multiple first-place performance rankings within the state, and earning the right to represent Maine at national level competition. Four members of the OHS team will take […]

The crown of entrepreneurs, innovators, funders, service providers, and students who braved the cold this past Tuesday night to attend the Big Gig (www.biggig.org) at Husson’s Dyke Center for Family Business had a fine time. All three participants in the pitch-off did very well and received compliments (in addition to constructive suggestions, of course) from […]

Nomination papers will be available soon in Greenbush for anyone interested in running for the upcoming seats available: one three-year term for the Board of Selectmen and two three-year terms for the School Board. Please stop by the Town Office to pick up nomination papers, which will be available starting March 16. You must have […]

Travelers weary of a rough section of road in Milford won’t be getting a reprieve as soon as they had hoped. For several years now, a section of Maine Road (Rte. 2) starting at its intersection with Rte. 178 and extending a couple miles north has been in the Maine Department of Transportation’s pipeline, but […]

The Town of Orono seeks applications from residents interested in serving on the Old Town-Orono Fiber Corporation Board. Preference will be given to candidates who have economic development, high speed fiber, fiber optic network experience, or interest in developing that expertise. Please consider volunteering to serve on this important board. Your input makes a difference! […]

OLD TOWN – The city council is finally on the verge of passing a fireworks ordinance Councilors have talked on and off for months now about an ordinance governing fireworks that is more restrictive than state law, discussing the issue several times in recent months, and a handful of other times prior to that in […]

PJ Perrino Jr., as Chapter 7, Augusta, to Expera Old Town LLC, c/o Expera Specialty Solutions, Kaukauna, WI, property off Main Street, $2.19 million. Matthew and Amy Ketch, Old Town, to Jason Tourtillotte, Brewer, property at 1464 Kirkland Road, $125,000. Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, TX, to Dale Cunningham, Glenburn, property at 15 Jefferson Street, […]