Peter Baldacci News Today

Joe Leonard and Dan Tremble are running are vying for the District One seat which covers Bangor, Brewer, Clifton, Eddington, Holden and Orrington.

The $29.2 million budget approved Tuesday is about $2.3 million higher than last year’s spending plan.

The money will go toward building taller berms, adding fencing, replacing a storage facility and building a small tactical building at the range.

The Hammond street jail was first built in 1869 and last renovated more than three decades ago.

Norman Fisher’s enemy lived within him. If he didn’t properly mix two medications each day, his diabetes would attack his body and mind. Once, his out-of-control blood sugar left him so delirious that he drove his car into a ditch. For two decades,...

Some county probate courts say they don’t know how many adults are in guardianships or whether they’re still alive.

The home at 31 Highland Avenue is the 13th sober house that Scott Pardy has opened in the Bangor area in the past five years.

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.

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.