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Photo courtesy of Northern Forest Center FUTURE HOUSING — A rendering of some of the housing that will be part of the Northern Forest Center Timber Way subdivision off Spruce Street in Greenville. The project will provide a fix of affordable homes for ownership and long-term rental. A groundbreaking will be at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27.

Photo courtesy of Northern Forest Center FUTURE HOUSING — A rendering of some of the housing that will be part of the Northern Forest Center Timber Way subdivision off Spruce Street in Greenville. The project will provide a fix of affordable homes for ownership and long-term rental. A groundbreaking will be at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27.

Northern Forest Center breaking ground on new Greenville housing development

August 20, 2026

GREENVILLE — The Northern Forest Center, a regional nonprofit, is celebrating the official groundbreaking of its innovative 24-unit housing development Timber Way in Greenville with an on-site public event at 4 p.m.

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Stories sought for Abbot memory book

ABBOT — The Abbot Historical Society is collecting stories for an upcoming book “Memories of Abbot” as part of the town’s 2027 Bicentennial anniversary.

Fresh produce and mobile mammograms in Milo

MILO — Northern Light Primary Care, Milo, located at 135 Park St.

County still seeks contractor for Big Moose Mountain Road

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County officials are still looking for a contractor to improve the Ski Resort Road leading up Big Moose Mountain.

Land use change would permit downtown car washes

GREENVILLE — The Greenville Planning Board approved a request for car wash businesses potentially to be located in the Downtown District 2 zone during an Aug.

Man gets 35 years for murder of Corinth man

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR — A man was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the murder of Dylan Caruso, and a second man pleaded guilty to his role in the Corinth man’s death.

Guilford man charged with murder after deadly assault

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Guilford man is charged with murder and assault after he allegedly fatally injured a man and left a woman in critical condition.

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File photo courtesy of Melissa Huang) PAIR OF DEER – Two whitetail deer stand in a field, alert to potential threats.

File photo courtesy of Melissa Huang) PAIR OF DEER – Two whitetail deer stand in a field, alert to potential threats.

The 2026 Maine antlerless deer permit lottery results are here

August 19, 2026

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has released the results of the 2026 antlerless deer permit lottery. An antlerless deer permit authorizes a hunter to harvest any doe or any deer with antlers measuring less than 3 inches in length.

Big 11 Football Conference sportsmanship awards to honor longtime official

The Big 11 Football Conference, Class C/D of which Foxcroft Academy is a member, recently voted to name its sportsmanship award in honor of Allan Snell, a longtime area school administrator and football official.

Moosehead, Penobscot Region fishing reports

By Fisheries Resource Biologist Steve Seeback The Moosehead Lake Region in Maine offers outstanding and diverse fishing opportunities through mid to late summer.

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Protecting SNAP is protecting our state, health, economy and future

To the Editor; An increasing number of our neighbors are struggling to put food on the table as costs continue to rise.

Fish kill on the West Branch

Continuing the fight against the opioid epidemic

Aging support model can help all Mainers

To the Editor; Joy Barresi Saucier and Noël Bonam’s column on piloting Vietnam’s Intergenerational Self-Help Club model in rural Maine names something urgent: neighbors helping neighbors as infrastructure, not sentiment.

Mental health care must be a priority in the November election

To the Editor; As we approach the November election, Mainers should remember that mental healthcare is healthcare — and our votes should reflect that.

Dunlap for rural Maine

To the Editor; In Piscataquis County, folks are stretched to the limit by rising electricity bills, high home heating costs, and underfunded rural infrastructure.

Living BrowseLiving

Fall is full of new opportunities at Community Fitness

GUILFORD — As summer winds down, Friends of Community Fitness in Guilford is getting ready for an exciting fall season filled with new programs, classes and opportunities to connect with our community.

Calendar of events

Recurring Events Mondays DEXTER: The Abbott Museum is open 10 a.

New youth musical ‘Junior High’ at Center Theatre

DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Center Theatre is thrilled to announce the upcoming opening night and performance schedule for “Junior High”, a new youth musical written and directed by local student Aurora Youngblood.

Classical concert Sunday

GREENVILLE — Pianist Margery Aumann will present a concert of classical music at 3 p.

Dollar General opens in Guilford

GUILFORD — Dollar General is excited to announce its store at 3 Hudson Ave.

Maine’s biggest dam owner faces reckoning after another Penobscot River fish kill

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff The fish die-off that followed a Penobscot River dam shutdown in July rallied calls for stiffer regulations on the dam’s owner, which has been accused of repeatedly disrupting the water levels at a nationally renowned fishing and whitewater rafting destination.