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Opinion: Honoring Charles Norman Shay, a quiet warrior and teacher - Bangor Daily News
Opinion: Honoring Charles Norman Shay, a quiet warrior and teacher Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 6:00 am
Scam targets inmates' families, requests money in exchange for release - newscentermaine.com
Scam targets inmates' families, requests money in exchange for release newscentermaine.com
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 1:07 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 🕒 10:46 pm
Penobscot Theatre Company presents 'Cinderella' - WABI
Penobscot Theatre Company presents 'Cinderella' WABI
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 10:40 pm
D-Day vet who moved to Normandy in final years dies at 101 - Task & Purpose
D-Day vet who moved to Normandy in final years dies at 101 Task & Purpose
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 10:23 pm
Bucksport, Castine area Municipal Meetings for Dec. 4-11 - Penobscot Bay Press
Bucksport, Castine area Municipal Meetings for Dec. 4-11 Penobscot Bay Press
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 7:21 pm
Island Municipal Meetings for Dec. 4-11 - Penobscot Bay Press
Island Municipal Meetings for Dec. 4-11 Penobscot Bay Press
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 7:21 pm
Stonington librarian Chris Ross says farewell to the community - Penobscot Bay Press
Stonington librarian Chris Ross says farewell to the community Penobscot Bay Press
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 7:19 pm
Woman-owned used car business opens doors in Deer Isle - Penobscot Bay Press
Woman-owned used car business opens doors in Deer Isle Penobscot Bay Press
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 7:19 pm
Maine Department of Transportation, town officials to study Stonington’s downtown - Penobscot Bay Press
Maine Department of Transportation, town officials to study Stonington’s downtown Penobscot Bay Press
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 7:19 pm
Steven P. Johnson - Penobscot Bay Press
Steven P. Johnson Penobscot Bay Press
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 7:16 pm
The View from Atlantic Avenue (week of Dec. 6, 2025) - Penobscot Bay Press
The View from Atlantic Avenue (week of Dec. 6, 2025) Penobscot Bay Press
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 7:16 pm
Close calls happening at several Blue Hill crosswalks - Penobscot Bay Press
Close calls happening at several Blue Hill crosswalks Penobscot Bay Press
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 7:16 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 🕒 6:35 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 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 4:30 pm
Kendra Emery appointed Chief Medical Officer of Penobscot Community Health Center - PenBay Pilot
Kendra Emery appointed Chief Medical Officer of Penobscot Community Health Center PenBay Pilot
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 3:51 pm
Decorated World War II and D-Day veteran Charles Norman Shay dies at 101 - WGME
Decorated World War II and D-Day veteran Charles Norman Shay dies at 101 WGME
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 11:01 am
Charles Shay, Maine veteran who saved lives on D-Day, dies at 101 in France - WMTW
Charles Shay, Maine veteran who saved lives on D-Day, dies at 101 in France WMTW
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 3:55 am
Decorated veteran, Penobscot Nation elder Charles Norman Shay passes away at 101 - foxbangor.com
Decorated veteran, Penobscot Nation elder Charles Norman Shay passes away at 101 foxbangor.com
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 2:05 am
Small Penobscot County town proposes deorganization, petition garners signatures from over half its residents - foxbangor.com
Small Penobscot County town proposes deorganization, petition garners signatures from over half its residents foxbangor.com
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 12:25 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 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 12:11 am
US CDC assisting Penobscot County amid surge in HIV cases - newscentermaine.com
US CDC assisting Penobscot County amid surge in HIV cases newscentermaine.com
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 11:07 pm
The CDC is assisting in HIV outbreak response in Penobscot county - foxbangor.com
The CDC is assisting in HIV outbreak response in Penobscot county foxbangor.com
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 11:00 pm
Penobscot County departments compete to ‘Stuff a Cruiser’ for local food pantries - foxbangor.com
Penobscot County departments compete to ‘Stuff a Cruiser’ for local food pantries foxbangor.com
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 10:29 pm
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 🕒 10:23 pm
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
Staff from CDC deployed to Penobscot County amid growing HIV outbreak - newscentermaine.com
Staff from CDC deployed to Penobscot County amid growing HIV outbreak newscentermaine.com
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 9:18 pm
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 🕒 8:42 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 🕒 6:10 pm
Native American D-Day veteran Charles Shay dies at 101 in Normandy - Reuters
Native American D-Day veteran Charles Shay dies at 101 in Normandy Reuters
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 4:17 pm
Celebrated Penobscot D-Day veteran Charles Shay dies at 101 - Bangor Daily News
Celebrated Penobscot D-Day veteran Charles Shay dies at 101 Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 3:15 pm
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 🕒 6:00 am
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 🕒 2:00 am
Wabanaki leaders reflect on gains as Legislature poised to revisit sovereignty proposals - ictnews.org
Wabanaki leaders reflect on gains as Legislature poised to revisit sovereignty proposals ictnews.org
📢 Published on 📅 1 December 2025 🕒 7:02 pm
Maine’s Midcoast Decries Oldest Penobscot Bay Ferry $1 Giveaway - The Maine Wire
Maine’s Midcoast Decries Oldest Penobscot Bay Ferry $1 Giveaway The Maine Wire
📢 Published on 📅 1 December 2025 🕒 11:01 am
Penobscot County HIV outbreak continues to grow - Spectrum News
Penobscot County HIV outbreak continues to grow Spectrum News
📢 Published on 📅 28 November 2025 🕒 2:55 pm
Edward Little girls hockey tops Penobscot - Lewiston Sun Journal
Edward Little girls hockey tops Penobscot Lewiston Sun Journal
📢 Published on 📅 27 November 2025 🕒 1:57 am
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 🕒 9:24 pm
Theodore Foot - Penobscot Bay Press
Theodore Foot Penobscot Bay Press
📢 Published on 📅 26 November 2025 🕒 7:34 pm
Photo of the week for Nov. 26, 2025: Black birds singing… - Penobscot Bay Press
Photo of the week for Nov. 26, 2025: Black birds singing… Penobscot Bay Press
📢 Published on 📅 26 November 2025 🕒 7:24 pm
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 🕒 1:26 pm
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
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 🕒 5:22 pm
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
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 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
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
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 acquires US peer Penobscot McCrum - Yahoo Finance
McCain Foods acquires US peer Penobscot McCrum Yahoo Finance
📢 Published on 📅 13 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
McCain Foods to acquire Penobscot McCrum’s Washburn potato plant in Maine - Potato News Today
McCain Foods to acquire Penobscot McCrum’s Washburn potato plant in Maine Potato News Today
📢 Published on 📅 13 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
Man arrested after allegedly fleeing Penobscot County deputies - newscentermaine.com
Man arrested after allegedly fleeing Penobscot County deputies newscentermaine.com
📢 Published on 📅 7 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
30th HIV case detected in Penobscot County outbreak - Bangor Daily News
30th HIV case detected in Penobscot County outbreak Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 30 October 2025 🕒 7:00 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
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
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
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 warns communities it could hike taxes 14% - Bangor Daily News
Penobscot County warns communities it could hike taxes 14% Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 3 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Little Muskrat: A Penobscot Indian Hero - Maine Public
Little Muskrat: A Penobscot Indian Hero Maine Public
📢 Published on 📅 1 October 2025 🕒 7:34 pm
Penobscot Community Health Center launches foundation, names president to lead - Mainebiz
Penobscot Community Health Center launches foundation, names president to lead Mainebiz
📢 Published on 📅 29 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Brewer hosts Paws on Penobscot for Old Town Animal Orphanage - WABI
Brewer hosts Paws on Penobscot for Old Town Animal Orphanage WABI
📢 Published on 📅 20 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
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
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 others challenge landfill expansion - Spectrum News
Penobscot Nation and others challenge landfill expansion Spectrum News
📢 Published on 📅 19 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Penobscot Nation and conservationists rally against expansion of Juniper Ridge - Maine Public
Penobscot Nation and conservationists rally against expansion of Juniper Ridge Maine Public
📢 Published on 📅 18 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Penobscot Nation citizens rally in opposition to proposed expansion of Juniper Ridge Landfill - WABI
Penobscot Nation citizens rally in opposition to proposed expansion of Juniper Ridge Landfill WABI
📢 Published on 📅 18 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
Health officials call Penobscot County HIV outbreak a 'crisis' following new cases - newscentermaine.com
Health officials call Penobscot County HIV outbreak a 'crisis' following new cases newscentermaine.com
📢 Published on 📅 8 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Penobscot County HIV cases continue to rise - Spectrum News
Penobscot County HIV cases continue to rise Spectrum News
📢 Published on 📅 3 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
Clarifying the Penobscot Nation’s role in local dam projects - PenBay Pilot
Clarifying the Penobscot Nation’s role in local dam projects PenBay Pilot
📢 Published on 📅 4 June 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Center director and students respond to pause on operations at Penobscot Job Corps - WABI
Center director and students respond to pause on operations at Penobscot Job Corps WABI
📢 Published on 📅 3 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
Penobscot Nation chief accused of drunken driving in Bangor - Bangor Daily News
Penobscot Nation chief accused of drunken driving in Bangor Bangor Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 15 May 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Penobscot Valley Country Club sold, new owners set target opening date - WABI
Penobscot Valley Country Club sold, new owners set target opening date WABI
📢 Published on 📅 16 April 2025 🕒 7:00 am
