By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A potential site has been chosen for the new Penobscot County Jail, but there are significant steps to be completed before a new facility can be constructed.

To the Editor; “Social Security’s Legacy and Its Future”, AARP’s recent article in the Bangor Daily News, highlights some of the key challenges that are being faced by Social Security.

DOVER-FOXCROT — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will host a goat workshop on Sunday, Aug.

DEXTER — Wayside Grange & Theatre is pleased to continue the 2025 Concert Series on Saturday, Aug.

GUILFORD — The S.

By Bob Mallard In a recent column, V.

To the Editor; If you are part of the 20 percent of Penobscot County residents who are 65 or older, I expect you will embrace the new, temporary federal income tax deduction for seniors in President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill.

By Cameron Levasseur, The County Staff More than three weeks into July and the start of the fiscal year for Maine’s nearly 200 school districts, at least 16 are without a new budget after facing rejection from voters in June referendums.

By Matt Junker, Bangor Daily News Sports Editor What a time to be alive, and to be a Maine basketball fan.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Four hikers who spent Thursday night, July 24 stranded on Katahdin’s Knife Edge have been rescued from the mountain in Baxter State Park.