The team behind a 180-acre community woodland near Brownville in Piscataquis County brings a collaborative, relationship-based approach to how it manages the land. The female-centric collective may be entirely accidental, but its focus on empowerment may be crucial to adapting to climate change.
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Game warden and search dog find missing Piscataquis County man
Maine Game Warden Chad Robertson and his K9 search dog found an older man who was lost deep in the snowy woods, according to the spokesman for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Gov. Mills formally requests federal disaster declaration for Maine’s December storm damage
Ten counties in central and western Maine sustained more than $20 million in public infrastructure damage when a powerful storm on Dec. 18 brought historic flooding and widespread power outages to the state.
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Kennebec County Emergency Management Director steps down after monthslong administrative leave
A separation agreement signed by the outgoing director, John Brenenstuhl, states there was no wrongdoing or unlawful conduct on his part or the county’s.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Chelsea woman charged with helping boyfriend evade arrest before police fatally shot him
Police say Annie McKechnie, 22, helped Frank Foss Jr. avoid arrest weeks before his death.
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Kennebec County hires new emergency management director
John Brenenstuhl, 44, brings experience in the fire and emergency medical services to his new post.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Former Greenville police chief, Augusta police officer, pleads guilty to arson, burglary
Jeffrey Pomerleau pleaded guilty to five charges, two of them felonies, but will have all but one misdemeanor dismissed if he completes a Veterans Court treatment program.
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Piscataquis County officials broke law with false coronavirus resolution, ACLU says
The resolution made a discredited claim that face coverings cause pneumonia and respiratory disease.
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Lost bird hunter rescued after spending night in Piscataquis County woods
Game wardens found 70-year-old Maurice Pelletier after he got lost while hunting grouse on a logging road.
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Competing Republican State Senate candidates both worked with LePage
Two Democrats seek party’s nomination for state representative from House District 112, which includes Starks, Anson and Kingfield, among 16 communities in Somerset and Franklin counties.