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Plans to expand the aging Penobscot County Jail have been abandoned in favor of securing a vendor to promote building a new facility.

Here's a recap of the violence that erupted in Bowdoin and Yarmouth on Tuesday.

Commissioner Andre Cushing did not recuse himself from a vote in January for the county to enter into a $50,000 contract with a business associate.

What we're talking about in Maine today.

The withdrawal comes after the Bangor Daily News reported on ties between county commissioner Andre Cushing and the lobbyist.

Records reveal Penobscot County commissioner Andrew Cushing failed to recuse himself during a vote to hire a lobbyist Cushing worked with in the last year.

The Penobscot County commissioners are paying $48,000 for Zach Lingley to lobby for the state funding.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County’s top administrator has resigned after less than two years on the job, citing personal circumstances and a desire to be closer to family located across the country. Erika Honey’s last day on the job will be Aug.

Maine State Police is looking at dropping one of the three zones in Penobscot County it currently patrols.