Sheriff Robert Young says the Dover-Foxcroft facility is on track to fix the issues of noncompliance that the Maine Department of Corrections raised in a recent inspection.
Dover-Foxcroft
State restricts Piscataquis County Jail operations after it fails to meet key standards
The Maine Department of Corrections has ordered the jail to stop new intakes, return boarded inmates to their original facilities and create a plan to address its shortcomings.
2025 Varsity Maine All-State baseball team
This year’s team includes seven players who were conference or state players of the year.
See MIFF events in Waterville and Shrine Lobster Bowl previews in the Week In Photos
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Watch the East squad prepare for Lobster Bowl showdown with the West
The Maine high school football all-star game is Saturday at Lewiston High School.
Small school field hockey players revel in McNally Senior All-Star experience
Class C players enjoy playing with and against players from Class A and B powerhouses in the annual all-star game.
Mark your calendar for some of Maine’s can’t-miss events in 2025
We’ve got details on some of Maine’s highlights, including popular festivals, concerts and more.
A new era for Maine’s iconic red snapper hot dogs
Even as W.A. Bean & Sons tweaks its recipe to comply with a federal ban on artificial dyes, fans love the bright red dogs just the same.
Maine announces record $8M in state climate resilience grants
More than 150 communities across the state are included in the latest round of state climate resilience grants announced by Gov. Janet Mills in Kennebunkport, which was heavily damaged by back-to-back storms in January 2024.
Republicans in Maine Senate balk at budget compromise
A compromise proposal for funding a MaineCare shortfall failed to get the two-thirds support needed to pass it as emergency legislation Tuesday night in the Senate, sending lawmakers back to the drawing board.