Plymouth News

The Dixmont Corner Store is heavily damaged after a fire on Sunday night. Neighbors called 911 after seeing flames on the top level of the Corner Store around 9:00 P.M. on Sunday night.

A corner store that opened for business about one month ago caught fire Sunday night and was likely a total loss, Dixmont Fire Chief James Dunivan said.

The Community Ambulance Service is facing tough economic times and may have to stop serving their community.

Chairman of the Maine Human Rights Commission and former Maine State Prison Warden Paul K. Vestal will be inducted into the Freedom Fighters Hall of Fame at Sturgis Motorcycle Museum in South Dakota later this ...

The first European settlement in southern Maine was at Biddeford Pool. Dr. Richard Vines and his company wintered there among the Indians, years before the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock.

“The only thing anywhere near that patio door was a lamp that was plugged in”

Larry Smith couldn't prevent his tears Monday as he arrived at his Route 7 home to find it consumed by fire. via Bangor Daily News

“The idea of a person willingly denying himself or herself of anything is contrary to today's society”

A Plymouth pastor is calling for a return to the state's observance of an official fast day. via Bangor Daily News

The dress I've been searching for is for my oldest granddaughter's First Communion. via Village Soup

A Plymouth man has been sentenced to nine years in state prison for a home invasion in Newburgh a week after being sentenced to two years in federal prison for burglarizing a post office. via The Citizen

“She did make his sentence nonconcurrent with the two-year federal sentence”

A Plymouth man sentenced last week to two years in federal prison for a burglary at the Etna post office was sentenced Thursday in Penobscot County Superior Court to nine years in state prison for a Newburgh ... via Bangor Daily News

“Some people need others to be proactive on their behalf and this program helps people establish themselves and find the strength to fight.”

More than 7,000 Maine residents are living with cancer every day. Because of advances in medical research, more treatment options are available. via Magic City Morning Star

“You can't drive around on an engine”

I have read that cowboys depended on their horses so treated them well. I have depended on my cars and have usually treated them well. via Magic City Morning Star

“If I didn't have income coming in from driveways, it would be really bad.”

Steve Hollis of Wilson's Lawn Service plows the snow in the parking lot of the Fairfield Inn in Bangor during the snow storm Monday January 14th 2008. via Bangor Daily News

“We have no problem making $350-a-month payments”

By Judy Harrison Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - Bangor Daily News An elderly Bangor man has sued Ofelia's Community Resource Center, its director and two others in Penobscot County Superior Court alleging that ... via Bangor Daily News

The man charged with burglarizing the Etna post office two years ago pleaded guilty to federal charges today in U.S. District Court in Bangor. via Bangor Daily News

“These pets, after all, are like their children to many of them. We take this quite seriously.”

By Sharon Kiley Mack Friday, November 23, 2007 - Bangor Daily News PITTSFIELD, Maine - David Ledin, 42, of Plymouth, has five cats at home - no dogs. via Bangor Daily News

Think you recognize this historic hamlet and its 1820s Congregational Church? Photograph by Keven Shields The holidays mean a little something more in this midcoast town. via Down East

“I don't know what we should do”

Residents of the Whitaker Road and Downwind were trapped on their property due to the Whitaker Road owners removing two culverts Friday morning. via Bangor Daily News

A Dixmont family is without a home, after a fire destroyed their house last night. via WVII