By Wendy Watkins, Bangor Daily News Staff CHARLESTON — Firefighters from several towns battled a house fire early Sunday morning, April 6 in Charleston.

PARKMAN — Are you interested in learning the skill of topworking fruit trees? Perhaps you want to know what topworking even is! The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District in partnership with CJ Walke of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association are providing a hands-on fruit tree topworking workshop from 10 a.

Jasper Makowski of Dover-Foxcroft was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at the University of Maine.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff The high school basketball reclassification proposal from the Maine Principals’ Association was approved by MPA membership in a vote on April 3.

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Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High SchoolLOCURA DE MARZO WINNER — Hannah Derosier was the overall winner for Dexter Regional High School of the “Locura de marzo 2025” competition in the Spanish classes.

By Virginia Templet April 7 marks the start of National Public Health Week, which has brought public health to the national consciousness for three decades.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff HARMONY — Police arrested two Massachusetts men during an April 2 raid of a suspected illegal marijuana grow house.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff If you love hunting or fishing or both, April 1 is a good day for you.

By Joyce Bucciantini, AARP Maine community outreach volunteer As sure as April showers bring May flowers, warmer weather brings our minds to summer vacations and travel.