Services

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY DIAL 911

Area emergency services are listed below. For non-emergent inquiries or questions, call the numbers below. If you have an emergency, DIAL 9-1-1

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• Penobscot Volunteer Fire Department
• Hancock County Sheriff’s Office
• Penobscot Transfer Station
• Other Services

Penobscot Vol. Fire Department

Proudly Serving our community.

• For Fire Permits, call Chief James Clarke at (207) 669-2805, the fire station at (207) 326-4296 or go to Snow’s garage during business hours, or go online to this link.

Contact Information

• Address: 46 North Penobscot Road, Route 199
• Mailing Address: P. O. Box 20, Penobscot, Maine 04476
• In Case of Emergency: DIAL 9-1-1
• Phone: (207) 326-4296 or (207) 669-2805
• Website: P.V. FD
• Meetings: Every Monday at 6:00pm
• Email: j.clarke.pfd@gmail.com

Fire Chief - James Clarke

Officers:

• Assistant Chief - Tyler Snow
• Captain and 2nd Safety Officer – Jean Leclerc
• First Lieutenant – Joshua Jones
• Second Lieutenant and Training Officer - Thomas Allen
• 1st Safety Officer - Scott Ferden
• Treasurer – Sally Bridges
• Secretary - Jessie Allen
• Chaplain - Luke Wardwell

Hancock County Sheriff’s Office

Contact Information

• Address: 50 State Street, Suite 10, Ellsworth Maine 04605
• In Case of Emergency: DIAL 9-1-1
• Phone: (207) 667-7575 for general information or Maryellen Allen at 667-1404 Ext 226.
• Website: Hancock County Sheriff

Sheriff - Scott Kane

• Email: SKane@

Penobscot Transfer Station

Located at 116 Mill Creek Road, Penobscot.

Stickers required and are available at transfer station. Keep to the right of the building driving in. In the event of a power outage, the transfer station will be closed. Please have proof of residency.

• Hours: Tuesday 8 AM-4 PM and Saturday 8 AM-4 PM
• Donations of Bottles and cans left at the Town Transfer Station will be used for Penobscot Day Celebration only.

List of Recyclables for Town of Penobscot and drop off locations

The town of Penobscot has a contract with Penobscot [County] Energy Recovery Company (PERC) in Orrington, a waste-to-energy facility accepting municipal solid waste (MSW) for combustion to produce electricity for sale on the grid. Through the combustion process, PERC reduces the volume requiring landfill disposal by approximately 90%, thereby preserving precious landfill space.

• Acceptable waste for transfer to PERC includes household waste, combustible over-sized bulky waste (such as passenger car and pickup truck tires without rims), asphalt shingles, wooden furniture, carpet including rugs, pallets, plastic items, demolition wood, and textiles.

• Acceptable at the transfer station with fees: Demolition shingles – $15/square; chair or couch – $10 disassembled; white goods containing freon, such as refrigerators – $10 freon removal fee. (The freon will be removed before they go on the metal pile for recycling.)

• Also acceptable at the transfer station;

  1. Glass – MUST go in glass pile, not in dumpster
  2. Metal – white goods not containing freon, other metal larger than a tin can
  3. Leaves or grass cuttings ONLY, in designated area
  4. Used motor oil ONLY (no fuel)
  5. Cardboard egg cartons, 1 dozen size only (for reuse by other patrons)
  6. Clean newspapers (for reuse by other patrons)
  7. Returnable (clean) bottles and cans. Deposits collected for these help to fund Penobscot Day fireworks.

NOT acceptable:

• Mattresses and box springs (ask attendant how to dispose of these)
• Paint – Sherwin Williams in Ellsworth Maine located here participates in the PaintCare program which takes back used paints at no fee as it is applied to when you purchase paint at https://www.sherwin-williams.com/paintcare
• Unsorted demolition or construction debris from building and roadway projects or locations containing materials including, but not limited to, sheetrock, inert materials (aggregate, bricks, concrete), asbestos-containing materials; abandoned or junk vehicles; hazardous waste; dead animals or portions thereof.
• Electronic waste, including, without limitation, television sets, radios, computers, computer monitors, and accessories, fluorescent light bulbs, lithium batteries, mercury thermostats, and other potentially harmful items classified as *Universal Waste all determined by PERC. If there is a county-level e-waste collection day scheduled, it will be posted on the town website as well as the Hancock County Planning Commission page.
• Pesticides - the State DEP offers an Obsolete Pesticide Collection in Bangor in October which requires a form to be sent in by mid September.More information can be found here and the date will be posted on the town website once it becomes available in late summer.

*Note: The town hosts a Universal Waste Day which, when it happens, is run by some residents in the Penobscot Recycling Group. 2024 was a huge success! Watch for announcements for the next one expected to return in August 2026. For more information, contact the Town Clerk.

Other Services and Assistance

Additional Services with Support from Our Community

• Blue Hill Society for Aid to Children (BHSAC)
• Eastern Area Agency on Aging
• Garry Owen House
• Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County
• LifeFlight Foundation
• Loaves & Fishes Pantry
• Maine Coast Heritage Trust
• Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries
• Northern Light Home Care and Hospice
• Penobscot Days Celebration and Fireworks
• Penobscot Histoical Society
• Peninsula Ambulance
• Sweetster
• Women Infants and Children Program (Unwed Mothers Reserve)

There is a General Assistance Fund that is available to town residents in need. Contact the Town Office for details on requirements and how to apply.

Emergency Preparedness

The website Ready.gov contains substantial information about planning for specific types of emergencies and creating an emergency response plan for your family. Information is also available from the American Red Cross, the Centers for Disease Control, and the Federal Emergency Management Administration.

• The Hancock County Emergency Management Agency assists Hancock County communities with emergency planning by providing guidance, planning models, home study courses, and workshops on emergency management to local communities. The agency coordinates response and recovery in declared disasters when more than one department is responding to a threat; the disaster extends beyond the normal mutual aid boundaries of the affected community, or when several communities are involved.
• The Hancock County Hazard Mitigation Plan is available online here.

Internet

Duties and Responsibilities

The Penobscot Internet Committee was formed to address the lack of affordable, high-speed internet access in the Town of Penobscot. Through the hard work of the Committee, fiber optics are now available in Penobscot

• To order fiber optic internet service please click here.
• Benefits of Fiber Optics
• Test your Internet Speed
• National Digital Equity Center, Partnering To Create Disruptive Strategies To Close The Digital Divide Across the United States. There are plenty classes available to assist you and your family to learn more about how to use technology at any age and many functions. Check them out here.

Penobscot Health

While Penobscot does not have a town hospital, there are several locations nearby that offer medical services.

• Blue Hill Memorial Hospital
• Bucksport Regional Health Center
• Castine Community Health Services- a department of Blue Hill Memorial 326-4340
• Maine Coast Memorial Hospital
• Eastern Maine Medical Center

Penobscot Post Office

Lobby Open 24/7

• Address: 21 North Penobscot Rd, Penobscot, Maine, 04476
• Phone: (207) 548-3515
• Hours: Monday-Friday: 8AM - 12PM & 1:00PM - 3:00PM, Saturday: 8AM - 11:45AM