By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County Commissioners accepted the terms of a loan offer of up to $16 million — just weeks before the county was set to run out of cash.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff A Bangor mail carrier was arrested and charged with operating under the influence after his mail van was seen driving erratically.

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DOVER-FOXCROFT — RSU 68 is projected to have a bit more in state subsidy for next year’s budget.

Observer file photoWILDERNESS SLED DOG RACE — Musher Thomas Carroll guides his pack of sled dogs as their ears flop in the wind during the 2022 35-mile race in Greenville.

Northern Light Health recently presented Jane Hibbard-Merrill and Charlie Merrill with the 2025 True North Philanthropy Award.

AUGUSTA — The Maine Association of Independent Schools Day was held at the State House on Jan.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Revenues covered expenses in the 2025 Piscataquis County budget.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — About 20 aircraft landed on the frozen Piscataquis River in downtown Dover-Foxcroft for the inaugural Ski Plane Fly-in on the morning of Saturday, Jan.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Whoopie Pie Festival organizers announced that it has been nominated for the best Specialty Food Festival in USA Today’s 10Best Reader’s Choice Award.

Northern Light Health is going all in for heart health this February, joining the national observance of American Heart Month with a powerful message: “Be the Heart of Our Community.

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff Within the span of an hour last week, Doug Dunbar had driven down dozens of Bangor streets to deliver prepaid cellphones and help someone refill a propane tank needed for heating.

MILO — The Three Rivers Kiwanis 8-Ball Pool League has been playing for nine years.

By Aislinn Sarnacki My first day downhill skiing at Big Moose Mountain started with a magic carpet ride and concluded with a hot chocolate.

The 19th annual Moosehead Lake Togue Derby will run from 12:01 a.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff For years, Maine’s most rural county has seen the most homes sold per capita in the state, and real estate still changes hands in the middle of winter.

BRISTOL, Rhode Island — Laney Reardon of Dover-Foxcroft has been named to the fall 2025 dean’s list at Roger Williams University.

ALLAGASH — Campsites along the historic Allagash Wilderness Waterway underwent improvements in 2025 thanks to an ongoing partnership between the state of Maine and the Northern Forest Canoe Trail.