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Bissell Brothers Brewing to close Milo location
Bissell Brothers Brewing plans to close its Three Rivers location in Milo at the end of the summer, its owners wrote in an open letter to their customers on the company’s website. “This has been the hardest decision we’ve ever had to come to grips with as owners of...
Man Died after Concrete Retaining Wall Collapsed in Maine
A 67-year-old man died Tuesday after part of a retaining wall collapsed in Brownville. The Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office said ‘EMS personnel worked on the injured person. Their efforts to resuscitate the victim were unsuccessful and he was pronounced deceased.”. Man Died at the Scene. Stephen Lane from...
Memorial at Maine’s Elephant Mountain Honors Victims of B-52 Crash
There's a hike in northwestern Maine that has intrigued me for a long time. It has nothing to do with its level of difficulty or part of a bigger network. It's a hike that doubles as a somber history lesson. It's the B-52 Flying Fortress crash site on Elephant Mountain in Piscataquis County.
Glenburn man killed after retaining wall colapses
BROWNVILLE — A retaining wall collapse claimed the life of a Glenburn man on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office. At around 2:45 p.m., local emergency services were called to the scene of the accident where a retaining wall had collapsed onto 67-year-old Stephen Lane while he was working on it.
Central Maine man dies after retaining wall collapses during construction
BROWNVILLE, Maine — A Glenburn man has died after investigators say a retaining wall collapsed while he was working on it. The Piscataquis County Sheriff's Office received the report of the collapse at around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, and was called to Brownville. Crews from the =AZWsh1mtMc0WL0X0fCt72TFAC3h9IW77yKv22SwMJM3mZMeovn9biWgaPk5gZAcqIUbvSIdjTB66S_v5rIwGtvT-nGUoor90udAjKRgmcAT3fVpo8VhO75PSC0ohwdmHBNKcqrdAttnSEUl5LuMstvnwWtNoDU5kL10F6SLsrOIjTfdSB7fdazhE4BBHxN2hFQJW6G8WYUbTwU-fdsfx-twQDqVBq9YYz4G2qux3-U5e600epU6HCI4iC1PV7P15iVc&__tn__=%2CO*F" target="_blank">sheriff's office and...
Road closed after concrete falls on person in Brownville
BROWNVILLE — A piece of concrete fell on a person Tuesday afternoon in Brownville in Piscataquis County. Emergency services responded around 4 p.m. after the concrete fell on someone, a member of the Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department said. One lane of Railroad Avenue, just off Route 11, reopened to traffic...
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