millinocket maine

Published
June 23, 2022

Allstate, Progressive drop Millinocket company over racist Juneteenth sign

The Harry E. Reed Insurance Agency had already faced criticism after it posted a sign that was dismissive of the holiday and included a racist trope.
Published
June 15, 2022

Five-year-old boy falls off dock and drowns in Millinocket

The victim’s family was renting a camp on Ambajejus Lake, and the boy fell into the water while fishing from the dock.
Published
January 31, 2022

GWI to expand fiber-optic broadband networks in 5 Maine communities

The planned fiber-optic expansion will be accessible to 12,000 homes and businesses, including some in South Portland.
Published
December 16, 2021

Maine sees economic growth in second year of pandemic but ‘a lot of money on the sidelines’

Early in the pandemic economic forecasts drew a dismal picture of Maine's economy, but while some businesses and industries are still struggling, the state has seen economic growth in the last year.
Published
October 10, 2021

Remains of pilot lost at sea during WWII are buried in Maine

U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Ernest N. Vienneau was laid to rest next to his parents at Saint Martin of Tours Cemetery in Millinocket.
Published
October 2, 2021

Remains of World War II pilot from Maine finally back home

Ernest Vienneau was killed in 1944 and his body lost at sea. On Saturday he was brought home to Millinocket, where he will be buried on Oct. 9.
Published
September 28, 2021

Maine supreme court upholds murder conviction in killing of Millinocket marijuana grower

Three people were sentenced to prison in the 2017 home invasion in which 59-year-old Wayne Lapierre and his wife were both shot in the head, prosecutors said.
Published
June 5, 2021

California company announces $300 million data center in Millinocket

State officials and politicians were on hand Saturday to welcome Nautilus Data Technologies, which will use part of the former Great Northern Paper Co. site.
Published
May 24, 2021

Two canoeists rescued on Allagash Wilderness Waterway

Their canoe capsized during strong winds Sunday morning about 60 miles north of Millinocket.
Published
November 16, 2020

Claim filed against Big Moose Inn on behalf of Maplecrest patient from Madison who died from COVID-19

The reception for the wedding that turned into a superspreader event was held at the Big Moose Inn in Millinocket. The inn's attorney stated that transmission of the disease likely happened at earlier events.