Piscataquis County News

Richard Ridley Jr., 31, of Bangor was injured Wednesday when his car struck a telephone pole on Route 150 in Parkman.

Piscataquis County has waited long enough. That's the message Sheriff John Goggin has for the state's Emergency Services Communication Bureau regarding his department's long-awaited conversion to the state's Enhanced-911 system for cellular telephones.

Womancare, a non profit dedicated to ending domestic violence, opened a new facility in Dover-Foxcroft Sunday.

A Guilford man who ran a daycare facility in Sangerville has been indicted on charges of possessing child pornography.

This undated photo provided by the the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office shows Linda Dolloff.

Several top Maine Republicans have filed an application for a people's veto referendum to challenge a newly enacted tax code overhaul.

A Piscataquis County grand jury handed up indictments Thursday against a Sangerville man for possession of sexually explicit images of children and two Sebec residents who allegedly bilked nearly $20,000 from an elderly blind man.

Jun 13, 2009 12:29 pm US/Eastern The Associated Press, A summary of laws enacted during Maine's 2009 session: TRANSPORTATION a ' Distracted driving becomes a traffic infraction a ' Motorcyclists, passengers up to age 18 must wear helmets a ' Motorists must give walkers and runners at least 3 feet of clearance a ' Bicyclists can't pass a stopped ...

After more than a century and a half, school will be out for good Thursday for two students at a one-room schoolhouse in the Piscataquis County town of Shirley.

Gov. John Baldacci has signed into law a bill that paves the way for a game-hunting preserve to open in Piscataquis County.

U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud spent much of Friday meeting with Piscataquis County residents in an effort to learn more about the problems facing the county.

Selectmen learned last week that more than 25 people applied for the Milo police chief job.

The town of Milo is considering disbanding its municipal police department in favor of a contract arrangement with the Piscataquis County Sheriffa TMs Department.

Mondaya s high winds, which knocked out power in several counties, arrived on the heels of Sundaya s storm in Aroostook County.

Though a great deal of progress has been made on restoring telephone system problems at Penobscot County's administrative offices, a few glitches remained Monday evening.

The Maine House of Representatives gave initial approval Wednesday to a bill that would allow a new game-hunting preserve to open in Piscataquis County.

When duty calls, Greenville Town Manager John Simko and Greenville Police Chief Scott MacMaster respond - even if they aren't dressed for the occasion.

A Maine man who was arrested with a rifle outside a downtown church says he wanted to shoot two people before starting a new life in Massachusetts.

Amber Gahagan knows the face of poverty in Piscataquis County. The SAD 41 social worker in the Milo area said some families in her district have no running water or electricity.

Thursday's high winds knocked down trees and limbs around Maine, causing scattered power outages.