millinocket maine

Published
February 16, 2023

Salmon farm could be headed for landlocked Millinocket

A business group has signed a lease for 45 acres at the site of a former paper mill, hoping to construct a high-tech fish farm that relies on recirculated water.
Published
November 21, 2022

Wood-pellet mill, rail connection planned for Millinocket

The new plant and rail improvements could allow Maine to produce and ship industrial-grade wood pellets to Europe, where they are a critical energy source.
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.