Orrington

With about 4,000 active clients, Hanks now has 20 employees, 4 vets on staff, so he's leaving it in good hands.

A fire in a vacant building in Orrington on Tuesday was started by an ember from a nearby brush pile.

This annual event is a week of daily activities that are historical, great for kids and families, music, food, and contests. Don't forget one of the biggest local yard sale destinations with the annual 'endless yard sale'.

According to the MUFON database, a UFO sighting June 13th in Orrington is the most recent report of other worldly space craft in the state, with 4 total reports in May-June.

Those are words of advice from Penobscot County Sheriff Glenn Ross and the Maine State Police following an increase in home invasions over the past few weeks, with the most recent happening last night in Orrington. Two suspects are now being sought and you're being encouraged to come forward with any information that might be helpful.

An armed home invasion is under investigation at this hour by the Penobscot County Sheriffs Department. More will be known later this afternoon but the Sheriff’s department says two masked men forced entry into an Orrington home last night but the woman, who as in her 50’s was not hurt during the incident. She was allegedly held at knife point for a time.

What do a police officer, commercial airline pilot, teacher, and emergency room pharmacist share in common with a journalist? In this case, music is the answer, and when I'm not busy news gathering and reporting I'm working as a part of an amazing musical team.

It's one big birthday celebration for the Penobscot County Town of Orrington! Let's face it. It's a big deal when you've been around for two hundred twenty five years! The Town of Orrington is celebrating and you're invited to take part in all of the festive activities planned for the week of July 13-21, 2013...

Even with snow banking the plastic frames, the inside of the greenhouses at Wiswell Farm in Orrington have been warm, humid, and bustling with activity as the family prepares for another season.

An Orrington man died early this morning after crashing his snowmobile at the corner of Long Hill Road and Brewer Lake Road in Orrington.