Morton said state law requires a public vote if the county builds a facility outside the county seat. Penobscot County’s ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Penobscot County officials are working to claw back a budget proposal that’s on track to potentially increase taxes significantly. Penobscot County’s initial budget proposal for ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - As the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office works toward building a new jail, some local groups have come out against it. For over a decade, the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office ...

New data from the Maine Association of REALTORS shows home prices and sales both increased this spring, while first-time buyers are finding more opportunities.

Penobscot is the most populous county in the state to be represented by just three commissioners. Four counties have five commissioners, while one has seven.

Penobscot County could pay hundreds of thousands of dollars more a year to send inmates to other jails across the state after the facilities raised their costs. People are “boarded out” to other ...

A 78-year-old Dover-Foxcroft man sustained life-threatening injuries and his 71-year-old wife was also injured, officials say ...