For those who carry excess weight, it can be hard to reach desired goals, keep up with family and friends and enjoy life to its fullest.

Explore Girl Scouts — new member sign-up and trail signs information event takes place from 6-7 p.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff The Penobscot County Jail’s outside oversight board approved its first annual report Jan.

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a second session of the 4-H for All club for youth ages 5–13 who are new, or interested in becoming, 4-H members.

To the Editor; Gov.

By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library Escapism often gets a bad rap or is too narrowly defined.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States.

To the Editor; The recent back and forth about the county commissioners throwing stones at Gov.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

The Eastern Maine Indoor Track League has had to become creative to carve out an “indoor” track season for athletes in our area, EMITL Meet Director Sarah Shorette explained in an email with the first results of the season.