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Bangor Daily News

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What could happen next in razor-thin rejection of moving the Penobscot County Jail

County officials have hinged their plans for a new $70 million to $80 million jail on moving the facility out of Bangor.

Penobscot County, ME · 19h

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Penobscot County Jail relocation measure fails by thin margin

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - A referendum that would have allowed Penobscot County to search for a site to build a new jail outside Bangor has failed, according to county officials. Voters across the county’s 63 municipalities voted down the measure with 32,219 yes votes and 32,334 no votes, county officials said. That’s a difference of just 115 votes. Overseas voters widened that gap to 136, bringing the results of the unofficial count to 32,503 no votes and 32,367 yes votes.

Penobscot County, ME · 1d
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Referendum vote for potential jail outside Bangor too close to call

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - There is still a razor-thin margin Wednesday night in Penobscot County, where voters are still waiting on the final outcome of Question One. The referendum asks whether county commissioners can search outside of Bangor for a new potential jail site. Right now, “yes” leads by just...

Bangor, ME · 2d
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Bangor Daily News

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An illegally killed bull moose became an unusual classroom lesson for Maine students

East Grand High School students in Danforth got a hands-on lesson in processing wild game Wednesday.

Maine · 1d

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Penobscot County Budget Committee approves proposal that would raise property taxes nearly 24%

The Penobscot County Budget Committee spent several hours Wednesday night scrutinizing every department before authorizing a proposed budget that would increase property taxes by nearly 24%. The overall proposed budget is nearly $42 million, which is about $6 million more than the current budget. But the amount of that budget...

Penobscot County, ME · 2d