Milo News

Because of some confusion among residents at an earlier special town meeting dealing with the purchase of a downtown parcel, town officials are taking the matter back to voters.

A couple organizations are making Christmas a little more merry for many folks in the area by hosting holiday dinners.

Maine's highest court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling that a 1999 law requiring certain sex offenders to be placed on a sex offender registry for life cannot be applied retroactively.

LEVANT, Maine a ' A U.S. postal inspector, with help from local law enforcement, is investigating two separate but related burglaries at the Levant post office in the past month and wants the publica TMs help.

When the Maine Turnpike was widened, no studies projecting how many jobs would be added or saved were needed to persuade the public to support the project.

Registered nurse Kathy Lena gives 5-year-old Brad Goulette of Milo an H1N1 shot as his father, Greg Goulette, holds him on Monday.

Law enforcement officials including Milo police Officer David Henderson and Brownville Police Chief Nick Clukey remove seized firearms from the home of Milo resident David Krueger, 37, who was arrested after a nearly nine-hour standoff with police July 28.

It can be hard to keep an audience of third graders entertained...but not when you hand them a new book chock full of knowledge.

The Bead Store opened its doors last week, rising from the ashes of the Original Ornament, which closed unexpectedly in August.

Fire destroyed a car dealership in Milo today. The fire was reported at K&L Auto on Elm St.

A fast-moving fire on Wednesday destroyed K&L Auto Sales and Service on Elm Street.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension supporters turned out in force at a public hearing Monday to express opposition to a proposed county budget cut of $25,850 for the agency.

Having their paths cross in Iraq for four hours one Sunday earlier this fall gave four servicemen from the Penquis area time to catch up on one another's lives and families.

Veterans and their families are invited to share a meal in Milo Wednesday. Three Rivers Kiwanis of Milo-Brownville is hosting a free Veterans Day dinner at noon at the Milo town hall.

Jane Jones listens as her attorney, Dale Thistle, discusses the decision of the town of Milo to place h is client on administrative leave from her position as town manager.

A local man who has donated many volunteer hours to schoolchildren to ensure that the history of the community and region never fades from memory gave Brownville Elementary School pupils a gift Thursday.

If you start a band with the explicit intention of getting famous, touring the world, buying a private jet and drinking champagne with a bunch of Playboy Bunnies in your hot tub, you, my friend, have just purchased a one-way ticket to Pathetic Town.

Which is unfortunate, because Ford's gasoline-electric hybrid technology is every bit as advanced as Toyota's. Ford has expanded its hybrid offerings for model year 2010, adding the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan Hybrids to the existing Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner Hybrids.

The BET Hip-Hop Awards was a balanced event showcasing the underground, mainstream, and past stars of Hip-Hop culture.

Master Masons throughout Piscataquis County joined the public Saturday to celebrate the life of Moses Greenleaf - Maine's first mapmaker, an author, justice of the peace and pioneer - on the 175th anniversary of his death.