By Erin Rhoda, Bangor Daily News Staff State evaluators failed to carefully review bids by two local organizations competing against an out-of-state company for a massive contract to arrange transportation for Medicaid patients who have no other ride to medical appointments, the nonprofits’ attorneys argued before an appeal panel last week.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff A bill awaiting the governor’s signature will require two of the state’s departments that deal with fisheries to be responsible for a plan to keep invasive species from taking over waters important to native fish.

To the Editor; As a lifelong Maine resident it worries me to see that lawmakers are considering LD 1215, a policy that could hurt Maine retailers, taxpayers and the state economy by banning the sale of popular flavored tobacco and nicotine products.

Grade 8, high honors: Raelynn Anderson, Adam Brown, Ava Brown, Kaitlyn Cookson, Callie Cox, Keegan Cromwell, Hannah Derosier, Aubrey Ladd, Allaynah Rolfe, Sherisa Williams, Lily Wintle; honors: Jackson Clark, Jerimiah Cobb.

The Maine Community Foundation is currently accepting applications for the Lydia R.

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff After more than 30 years traveling throughout the U.

PARKMAN – The Parkman Grange has a busy spring planned starting with their Daddy Daughter Dance on Saturday, April 13 from 6-8 p.

The Maine Agricultural Mediation Program will offer a 16-hour training program on Wednesdays in April for individuals interested in learning more about conflict resolution or becoming a MAMP co-mediator.

By Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine has set a goal to ensure all 4-year-olds can attend public prekindergarten by the fall of 2026, but it may not meet that target unless the state’s school funding formula changes to encourage wider adoption, agreed educators, a policy analyst, state officials and a legislative commission.

By Kevin Miller, Maine Public Maine will add two new public defender offices under a bill that passed the Legislature and was signed by Gov.