To the Editor; Waldo Community Action Partners and Penquis Community Action Agency have been the standard bearer for many, many years, and there is no need to farm out their services to an out-of-state contractor, especially since it will remove millions of needed dollars from the Maine economy and into the hands of corporate entities that seemingly will be more concerned with their bottom dollar than the care of our elderly and disabled residents.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily New Staff Two Bangor city councilors and one former councilor are running for a seat on the Penobscot County Commission in the June primary election.

How do you organize a solar eclipse party? You have to “planet” of course! On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross over North America, with 13 states from Texas to Maine directly in the path of totality.

LEWISTON — Jacob Raynes of Dover-Foxcroft was named to the dean’s list at Bates College for the fall/winter semester ending in December 2023.

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By Matthew Gagnon In the world of politics and public policy, it is a longstanding understanding that Friday is the best day to dump information, news or revelations that you don’t really want to become big stories.

By Ron Chase Most skiers, ice climbers and mountaineers focus on Chimney Pond with their sights set squarely on Mount Katahdin in Baxter State Park.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Unionized workers in the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office are guaranteed larger raises for the next two years under new union contracts.

Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District’s Tree & Plant Sale supports and showcases local, organic farms and their products.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School PEOPLE’S CHOICE — The Dexter Regional High School photography class held an exhibition recently at the Abbott Memorial Library in Dexter.