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Millinocket businesses worry national backlash to racist sign could halt town’s revitalization

by Sawyer Loftus June 24, 2022June 24, 2022

Area business owners worry that the sign will hurt tourism and has created a perception that Millinocket is a racist town.

Archeological dig unearths items from more than a century ago in Dexter

by Valerie Royzman June 23, 2022June 24, 2022

3 insurance companies sever ties with Millinocket firm after racist Juneteenth sign

by Christopher Burns June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Remote Maine toymaker seeks help to restart business after 2nd devastating fire

by Joseph Cyr June 22, 2022June 21, 2022

Racist sign on Millinocket storefront sparks backlash

by Sawyer Loftus June 21, 2022June 22, 2022

2 Millinocket school committee members who have been critical of superintendent resign

by Lia Russell June 16, 2022June 15, 2022

Former Millinocket town councilor converts vacant property into 48-seat theater

by Judy Harrison June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

Corinth voters on Tuesday decided the fate of a referendum to allow alcohol sales in town.

Corinth voters end decades-long ban on alcohol sales, except on Sundays

by Kathleen O'Brien June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

Longtime Lincoln lawmaker and selectman Jeff Gifford dies at 75

by Michael Shepherd June 13, 2022June 13, 2022

Jackman thrives on being the center of attention for the 2022 Maine moose permit lottery

by Pete Warner June 12, 2022June 12, 2022

Unable to get spending details, Millinocket won’t let school department use COVID relief funds

by Lia Russell June 10, 2022June 10, 2022

Millinocket’s former police chief and town manager say they were targets of a ‘campaign of disparagement’

by Lia Russell June 9, 2022June 10, 2022

Millinocket’s international program struggles with a lack of Chinese students

by Lia Russell June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

A train goes over a railroad.

He can’t sell his 130 acres of Maine woods because the railroad removed his access to it

by Sawyer Loftus June 7, 2022June 6, 2022

Newburgh wants residents to free up $2.3M for a new fire station

by Kathleen O'Brien June 6, 2022June 6, 2022

6 accused of trafficking fentanyl in Penobscot County

by Christopher Burns June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

Candidates: Growing enrollment and pandemic recovery are top challenges facing Hermon schools

by Judy Harrison June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

Cars drive down a road in Corinth

A Penobscot County town will decide this month whether to remain dry

by Kathleen O'Brien June 3, 2022June 2, 2022

Newport residents worried black dust from defunct railroad is harmful

by Valerie Royzman June 2, 2022June 5, 2022

Brownfield cleanup projects coming to Maine communities

by The Associated Press May 23, 2022May 23, 2022