By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff As many hours as I have spent in the woods over the years, I have never seen a woodpecker nesting tree like the one I recently saw behind my neighbor’s house.

ORONO – University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners on selecting resilient perennials from 6-7:15 p.

Contributed photoPROTEST — On Saturday, March 29 about 60 people in southern Piscataquis County gathered in Milo to peacefully protest a variety of President Donald Trump’s policies.

DEXTER — The Harold J.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine Democrats have put forward a proposal to no longer award the state’s Electoral College votes by congressional district if Republican-led Nebraska also switches to a winner-take-all system for presidential elections.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers love the outdoors for many reasons.

To the Editor; Access to emergency care can quite often be a matter of life and death, particularly for older patients and medically vulnerable individuals.

By Wendy Watkins, Bangor Daily News Staff A Piscataquis County man previously convicted on sexual abuse charges has been found guilty of new charges.

Grade 12, highest honors: Khloe Kimball, Timothy MacNeil, Aurora Page; high honors: Abbigail Burgess, Gavyn Gilbert, Gabriella Koscielny, Sevren Lenihan, Jonathan MacNeil, Alaska Maloon, Devan Pelkey, David Tuttle; honors: Jordan Brown.

Grade eight, habits of work high honors: Carol Dudley, Alessandra Long, Callista Rodgers, Fiona Rodgers, Liam Saunders, Hailey Young; honors: Memphis Cole.