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Gunfire, bat attack lead to attempted murder charge in Dixmont - Bangor Daily News
Gunfire, bat attack lead to attempted murder charge in Dixmont Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 14 December 2025 🕒 3:40 pm
Penobscot Theatre’s ‘Cinderella’ is a ball in every sense of the word - Bangor Daily News
Penobscot Theatre’s ‘Cinderella’ is a ball in every sense of the word Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 13 December 2025 🕒 6:00 am
Bangor city council pauses date to clear out railroad encampment - WABI
Bangor city council pauses date to clear out railroad encampment WABI
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 11:21 pm
Bangor city leaders pause plan to clear encampment near Penobscot River - newscentermaine.com
Bangor city leaders pause plan to clear encampment near Penobscot River newscentermaine.com
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 10:52 pm
Bangor leaders review plan to clear encampment near Penobscot River - newscentermaine.com
Bangor leaders review plan to clear encampment near Penobscot River newscentermaine.com
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 10:07 pm
Penobscot Deputies Respond to Two Domestic Violence Incidents Within an Hour - The Maine Wire
Penobscot Deputies Respond to Two Domestic Violence Incidents Within an Hour The Maine Wire
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 9:38 pm
Bangor-Brewer-Hampden Academy starts new swimming and diving co-op team - WABI
Bangor-Brewer-Hampden Academy starts new swimming and diving co-op team WABI
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 9:11 pm
Penobscot County Budget Committee increases budget $4 million, final vote to come - foxbangor.com
Penobscot County Budget Committee increases budget $4 million, final vote to come foxbangor.com
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 4:40 am
Committee wants $1M cut from Penobscot County budget - Bangor Daily News
Committee wants $1M cut from Penobscot County budget Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 2:55 am
Flags to fly at half-staff Friday for Penobscot elder and D-Day medic - newscentermaine.com
Flags to fly at half-staff Friday for Penobscot elder and D-Day medic newscentermaine.com
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 1:57 am
Penobscot Theatre Company receives $50,000 grant for sound system upgrade - WABI
Penobscot Theatre Company receives $50,000 grant for sound system upgrade WABI
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 1:12 am
Penobscot Theatre Company receives $50,000 grant for sound system upgrade - WABI
Penobscot Theatre Company receives $50,000 grant for sound system upgrade WABI
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 12:57 am
Insurance premiums largest driver of Union 93 budget hike in Penobscot - Penobscot Bay Press
Insurance premiums largest driver of Union 93 budget hike in Penobscot Penobscot Bay Press
📢 Published on 📅 11 December 2025 🕒 11:11 pm
Penobscot County man arrested for violating bail conditions following domestic violence incident - WABI
Penobscot County man arrested for violating bail conditions following domestic violence incident WABI
📢 Published on 📅 11 December 2025 🕒 10:45 pm
Penobscot County budget committee meets to finalize 2026 spending plan - foxbangor.com
Penobscot County budget committee meets to finalize 2026 spending plan foxbangor.com
📢 Published on 📅 11 December 2025 🕒 10:44 pm
George Stevens Academy girls basketball dominates Calais in statement opener - Penobscot Bay Press
George Stevens Academy girls basketball dominates Calais in statement opener Penobscot Bay Press
📢 Published on 📅 11 December 2025 🕒 10:32 pm
Penobscot County Deputies Handle Domestic Incidents In Orrington And Corinth - Q106.5
Penobscot County Deputies Handle Domestic Incidents In Orrington And Corinth Q106.5
📢 Published on 📅 11 December 2025 🕒 9:20 pm
Governor Mills order flags at half-staff to honor Penobscot Elder Charles Norman Shay - foxbangor.com
Governor Mills order flags at half-staff to honor Penobscot Elder Charles Norman Shay foxbangor.com
📢 Published on 📅 11 December 2025 🕒 8:48 pm
Governor Mills Directs Flags Lowered Statewide on Friday, December 12 in Honor of Charles Norman Shay - Maine.gov
📢 Published on 📅 11 December 2025 🕒 7:32 pm
Carla Heider Rosenzweig - Penobscot Bay Press
Carla Heider Rosenzweig Penobscot Bay Press
📢 Published on 📅 11 December 2025 🕒 7:04 pm
32nd HIV case detected in Penobscot County outbreak - Bangor Daily News
32nd HIV case detected in Penobscot County outbreak Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 11 December 2025 🕒 5:54 pm
Penobscot County man arrested for violating bail conditions following domestic violence incident - WABI
Penobscot County man arrested for violating bail conditions following domestic violence incident WABI
📢 Published on 📅 11 December 2025 🕒 1:49 am
Public health leaders concerned over rising HIV cases in Maine - newscentermaine.com
Public health leaders concerned over rising HIV cases in Maine newscentermaine.com
📢 Published on 📅 10 December 2025 🕒 12:54 pm
‘A freight train ready to crash’: Inside Penobscot County’s $7M budget crisis - Bangor Daily News
‘A freight train ready to crash’: Inside Penobscot County’s $7M budget crisis Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 10 December 2025 🕒 6:00 am
Penobscot Valley girls basketball set to contend for state title in new class - WABI
Penobscot Valley girls basketball set to contend for state title in new class WABI
📢 Published on 📅 9 December 2025 🕒 11:06 pm
Penobscot Valley girls basketball set to contend for state title in new class - WABI
Penobscot Valley girls basketball set to contend for state title in new class WABI
📢 Published on 📅 9 December 2025 🕒 8:28 pm
Residents speak out against looming encampment closure - NY State of Politics
Residents speak out against looming encampment closure NY State of Politics
📢 Published on 📅 9 December 2025 🕒 7:56 pm
New chief medical officer hired at Penobscot Community Health Care - Mainebiz
New chief medical officer hired at Penobscot Community Health Care Mainebiz
📢 Published on 📅 9 December 2025 🕒 7:02 pm
Penobscot County’s 1st case of bird flu confirmed - Bangor Daily News
Penobscot County’s 1st case of bird flu confirmed Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 8 December 2025 🕒 5:53 pm
Penobscot Nation tribal elder Charles Norman Shay, who helped save fellow soldiers on D-Day, dies at 101 - NPR
📢 Published on 📅 7 December 2025 🕒 2:14 pm
Penobscot Theatre Company presents ‘Cinderella’ - WABI
Penobscot Theatre Company presents ‘Cinderella’ WABI
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 11:27 pm
U.S. CDC joins efforts to battle HIV outbreak in Penobscot County - WABI
U.S. CDC joins efforts to battle HIV outbreak in Penobscot County WABI
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 11:18 pm
Penobscot Theatre Company presents 'Cinderella' - WABI
Penobscot Theatre Company presents 'Cinderella' WABI
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 10:40 pm
31st HIV case detected in Penobscot County outbreak - Bangor Daily News
31st HIV case detected in Penobscot County outbreak Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
U.S. CDC joins efforts to battle HIV outbreak in Penobscot County - WABI
U.S. CDC joins efforts to battle HIV outbreak in Penobscot County WABI
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Charles Norman Shay, Tribal Elder and World War II Hero, Dies at 101 - The New York Times
Charles Norman Shay, Tribal Elder and World War II Hero, Dies at 101 The New York Times
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Federal CDC in Penobscot County amid large HIV outbreak - newscentermaine.com
Federal CDC in Penobscot County amid large HIV outbreak newscentermaine.com
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 10:07 pm
Penobscot County agencies joined forces for ‘Fill the Cruiser’ initiative - WABI
Penobscot County agencies joined forces for ‘Fill the Cruiser’ initiative WABI
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 9:29 pm
Penobscot County agencies joined forces for ‘Fill the Cruiser’ initiative - WABI
Penobscot County agencies joined forces for ‘Fill the Cruiser’ initiative WABI
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 8:58 pm
D-Day veteran and Penobscot Nation citizen Charles Shay, who saved lives on Omaha Beach, dies at 101 - newscentermaine.com
D-Day veteran and Penobscot Nation citizen Charles Shay, who saved lives on Omaha Beach, dies at 101 newscentermaine.com
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 2:45 pm
Charles Shay, Penobscot tribal elder who fought on D-Day, dies at 101 - The Portland Press Herald
Charles Shay, Penobscot tribal elder who fought on D-Day, dies at 101 The Portland Press Herald
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
US CDC staff assisting Penobscot County amid unprecedented HIV outbreak - newscentermaine.com
US CDC staff assisting Penobscot County amid unprecedented HIV outbreak newscentermaine.com
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
The CDC is in Penobscot County to assist with HIV response - Bangor Daily News
The CDC is in Penobscot County to assist with HIV response Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Maine issues bird flu warning after virus detected in Penobscot flock - newscentermaine.com
Maine issues bird flu warning after virus detected in Penobscot flock newscentermaine.com
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Penobscot Army Veteran Charles Norman Shay dies at 101 - Maine Public
Penobscot Army Veteran Charles Norman Shay dies at 101 Maine Public
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Micro grants ease the move to solar for oyster farms across Penobscot Bay - Penobscot Bay Press
Micro grants ease the move to solar for oyster farms across Penobscot Bay Penobscot Bay Press
📢 Published on 📅 26 November 2025 🕒 7:25 pm
33 Penobscot County groups are vying for $400K from opioid settlement - Bangor Daily News
33 Penobscot County groups are vying for $400K from opioid settlement Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 26 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Penobscot Bay Singers to present Vivaldi’s “Gloria!” - PenBay Pilot
Penobscot Bay Singers to present Vivaldi’s “Gloria!” PenBay Pilot
📢 Published on 📅 25 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Penobscot County faces 20% tax hike amid jail deficit and budget shortfall - newscentermaine.com
Penobscot County faces 20% tax hike amid jail deficit and budget shortfall newscentermaine.com
📢 Published on 📅 25 November 2025 🕒 3:31 am
Penobscot County is working on its budget, and taxes are likely to go up - newscentermaine.com
Penobscot County is working on its budget, and taxes are likely to go up newscentermaine.com
📢 Published on 📅 24 November 2025 🕒 11:17 pm
Ripple effects of Penobscot County's HIV outbreak are spreading throughout Maine - WGME
Ripple effects of Penobscot County's HIV outbreak are spreading throughout Maine WGME
📢 Published on 📅 24 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Bangor-area girls hockey team starts season with new coach at the helm - Bangor Daily News
Bangor-area girls hockey team starts season with new coach at the helm Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 22 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Activists urge Penobscot County to consider diversion efforts over jail expansion - WABI
Activists urge Penobscot County to consider diversion efforts over jail expansion WABI
📢 Published on 📅 20 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Penobscot Community Health Care expands its mental health services - newscentermaine.com
Penobscot Community Health Care expands its mental health services newscentermaine.com
📢 Published on 📅 20 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Committee approves parts of $36M Penobscot County budget - Piscataquis Observer
Committee approves parts of $36M Penobscot County budget Piscataquis Observer
📢 Published on 📅 20 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Penobscot County names interim administrator - Bangor Daily News
Penobscot County names interim administrator Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 19 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Two people from Penobscot County face burglary and drug charges - newscentermaine.com
Two people from Penobscot County face burglary and drug charges newscentermaine.com
📢 Published on 📅 19 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Penobscot County to propose raising taxes by nearly 20% amid budget shortfall - WGME
Penobscot County to propose raising taxes by nearly 20% amid budget shortfall WGME
📢 Published on 📅 19 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Committee approves parts of $36M Penobscot County budget - Bangor Daily News
Committee approves parts of $36M Penobscot County budget Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 18 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Penobscot County addresses jail funding deficit - WGME
Penobscot County addresses jail funding deficit WGME
📢 Published on 📅 18 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Penobscot Bay Orchestra concert to feature Young Musician Scholarship recipient - PenBay Pilot
Penobscot Bay Orchestra concert to feature Young Musician Scholarship recipient PenBay Pilot
📢 Published on 📅 17 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
15 summonsed, one arrested for reported underage drinking party in Penobscot - newscentermaine.com
15 summonsed, one arrested for reported underage drinking party in Penobscot newscentermaine.com
📢 Published on 📅 15 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
International corporation buys Maine potato company Penobscot McCrum - WMTW
International corporation buys Maine potato company Penobscot McCrum WMTW
📢 Published on 📅 14 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
McCain Foods to acquire Penobscot McCrum - Food Business News
McCain Foods to acquire Penobscot McCrum Food Business News
📢 Published on 📅 14 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Multinational company McCain Foods to acquire Penobscot McCrum potato processor - Maine Public
Multinational company McCain Foods to acquire Penobscot McCrum potato processor Maine Public
📢 Published on 📅 12 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
McCain Foods to acquire Penobscot McCrum’s Washburn potato plant - Bangor Daily News
McCain Foods to acquire Penobscot McCrum’s Washburn potato plant Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 12 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Penobscot County is spending $100K to hold property for new jail - Bangor Daily News
Penobscot County is spending $100K to hold property for new jail Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 29 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Maine Prosecutors Association honors Penobscot County DDA with ‘Making A Difference’ award - WABI
Maine Prosecutors Association honors Penobscot County DDA with ‘Making A Difference’ award WABI
📢 Published on 📅 28 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Landfill to treat contaminated water going into Penobscot River - The Maine Monitor
Landfill to treat contaminated water going into Penobscot River The Maine Monitor
📢 Published on 📅 28 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Film highlights intricacy of Penobscot Nation’s salmon restoration efforts - Mainebiz
Film highlights intricacy of Penobscot Nation’s salmon restoration efforts Mainebiz
📢 Published on 📅 28 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Penobscot Theatre unnerves audience with 19th century ghost story - Bangor Daily News
Penobscot Theatre unnerves audience with 19th century ghost story Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 22 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Penobscot County’s administrator stepping down - WABI
Penobscot County’s administrator stepping down WABI
📢 Published on 📅 22 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Penobscot County administrator gives his notice - Bangor Daily News
Penobscot County administrator gives his notice Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 21 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Penobscot County opens applications for grants to help tackle opioid crisis - newscentermaine.com
Penobscot County opens applications for grants to help tackle opioid crisis newscentermaine.com
📢 Published on 📅 17 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Photography cruise from Bar Harbor to Bangor features Penobscot River Trust - Bangor Daily News
Photography cruise from Bar Harbor to Bangor features Penobscot River Trust Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 16 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Penobscot Theatre Company presents ‘The Turn of the Screw’ - WABI
Penobscot Theatre Company presents ‘The Turn of the Screw’ WABI
📢 Published on 📅 15 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Brewer pens letter criticizing Penobscot County’s ‘inaction’ amid budget shortfall - Bangor Daily News
Brewer pens letter criticizing Penobscot County’s ‘inaction’ amid budget shortfall Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 14 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Penobscot County is accepting applications for opioid funds - Bangor Daily News
Penobscot County is accepting applications for opioid funds Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 11 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
A Penobscot County woman has been missing since mid-September - Bangor Daily News
A Penobscot County woman has been missing since mid-September Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 6 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
October 30, 2025: Penobscot River Restoration: History, Dams & Ownership, Freeport - Natural Resources Council of Maine
October 30, 2025: Penobscot River Restoration: History, Dams & Ownership, Freeport Natural Resources Council of Maine
📢 Published on 📅 3 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Penobscot County is bracing for a budget crisis - Piscataquis Observer
Penobscot County is bracing for a budget crisis Piscataquis Observer
📢 Published on 📅 3 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Maine tribe regains 1,700 acres in forest transfer from conservation group - Tribal Business News
Maine tribe regains 1,700 acres in forest transfer from conservation group Tribal Business News
📢 Published on 📅 19 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Penobscot Nation to reclaim 1,700 acres in rural Maine as tribe grows land holdings - The Portland Press Herald
Penobscot Nation to reclaim 1,700 acres in rural Maine as tribe grows land holdings The Portland Press Herald
📢 Published on 📅 16 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
How Penobscot County is working to resolve a $360,000 IRS penalty - newscentermaine.com
How Penobscot County is working to resolve a $360,000 IRS penalty newscentermaine.com
📢 Published on 📅 29 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Penobscot County business ordered to pay $139K for keeping employees tips and wages - Bangor Daily News
Penobscot County business ordered to pay $139K for keeping employees tips and wages Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 25 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Archaeologists in Penobscot County are attempting to date an artifact believed to be 10,000 years old - Bangor Daily News
Archaeologists in Penobscot County are attempting to date an artifact believed to be 10,000 years old Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 24 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Fewer homes are selling in Penobscot County despite rising sales statewide - Bangor Daily News
Fewer homes are selling in Penobscot County despite rising sales statewide Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 22 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Felony cases in Penobscot County are skyrocketing - Bangor Daily News
Felony cases in Penobscot County are skyrocketing Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 21 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Penobscot Nation youth canoe team prepares for national competition - Bangor Daily News
Penobscot Nation youth canoe team prepares for national competition Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 6 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Penobscot County owes nearly $360K in unpaid taxes and penalties, IRS says - Bangor Daily News
Penobscot County owes nearly $360K in unpaid taxes and penalties, IRS says Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 1 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Hampden jail proposal would replace outdated Bangor facility - newscentermaine.com
Hampden jail proposal would replace outdated Bangor facility newscentermaine.com
📢 Published on 📅 1 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Now is the time to fish for stripers in Penobscot Bay - Bangor Daily News
Now is the time to fish for stripers in Penobscot Bay Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 31 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Search suspended for entangled humpback whale in Penobscot Bay - WABI
Search suspended for entangled humpback whale in Penobscot Bay WABI
📢 Published on 📅 29 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Penobscot Nation stories take center stage at Maine Outdoor Film Festival - Maine Beacon
Penobscot Nation stories take center stage at Maine Outdoor Film Festival Maine Beacon
📢 Published on 📅 28 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Penobscot Nation and conservationists rally against expansion of Juniper Ridge - Bangor Daily News
Penobscot Nation and conservationists rally against expansion of Juniper Ridge Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 21 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Penobscot Nation and others challenge landfill expansion - NY State of Politics
Penobscot Nation and others challenge landfill expansion NY State of Politics
📢 Published on 📅 19 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Penobscot County Cares Provides Phone Access to Address Homelessness - WABI
Penobscot County Cares Provides Phone Access to Address Homelessness WABI
📢 Published on 📅 14 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Penobscot County HIV outbreak continues to grow; providers say the rest of Maine is at risk - Maine Public
Penobscot County HIV outbreak continues to grow; providers say the rest of Maine is at risk Maine Public
📢 Published on 📅 11 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
One person rescued from the Penobscot River Friday evening, officials say - WABI
One person rescued from the Penobscot River Friday evening, officials say WABI
📢 Published on 📅 28 June 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Penobscot Nation Chief arrested for OUI - WABI
Penobscot Nation Chief arrested for OUI WABI
📢 Published on 📅 15 May 2025 🕒 7:00 am
