Newport District Court Closed Until Further Notice; In-Person Proceedings to be held in Bangor

Date: 1/27/2025

Effective immediately, and until further notice, the building housing the Newport District Court, at 12 Water Street in Newport, will be closed to the public. The Judicial Branch has discovered building conditions that may be unsafe to the public and is taking steps to remediate any hazard.

Until the building can be occupied without risk to the public, all in-person proceedings and the clerk's office have been relocated to the Penobscot Judicial Center at 78 Exchange Street in Bangor. Cases filed in the Newport court will be kept separately from cases filed in Bangor.

The telephone number for the Newport District Court will remain the same. Calls will be routed automatically to the temporary Bangor Office. Anyone sending mail to the Newport Court should continue to use the 12 Water Street mailing address. The mail will be collected and forwarded to Bangor. Zoom hearing and telephonic hearings will go forward using the same connection information as stated in the hearing notice.

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