BANGOR – Eastern Maine Development Corporation is pleased to appoint  Leesah Patt as its new Disadvantaged Business Services specialist.

Photos courtesy of April Taylor READING SPACE – A library for children in the after school program at the Piscataquis Regional YMCA in Dover-Foxcroft opened on Sept.

To the Editor; It’s exciting to read that so many Maine high school graduates are taking the opportunity to attend community college for free this fall thanks to a new program approved by the state earlier this year.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff One of the two Maine officeholders whose names were on leaked membership rolls of a far-right group tied to the Capitol riots of Jan.

By Matthew Gagnon Last week, former governor of Alaska and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin lost her bid to return to prominence after seeking Alaska’s sole congressional seat.

To the Editor; Beyond Matthew Gagnon’s mean spirited response to the loan forgiveness program (https://observer-me.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Four people were arrested in Ellsworth last Thursday after nearly 4 pounds of fentanyl was recovered in a drug bust spanning Hancock and Somerset counties.

BANGOR – Eastern Maine Development Corporation is pleased to appoint Madeline Bradfield to the newly created role of director of youth services.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Michael Levinsky will give three classes on Tuesdays at the Central Hall Commons on Tuesdays Sept.

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