By Matthew Gagnon I never really wanted to be an old father.

To encourage students in Maine who are exploring careers in journalism, the Maine Press Association each year awards MPA scholarships to current university students and high school seniors planning to attend college in the coming year.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR — Penobscot County could pay hundreds of thousands of dollars more a year to send inmates to other jails across the state after the facilities raised their costs.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Northern Light Mayo Hospital welcomed a special delivery on Tuesday, Jan.

BANGOR — Husson University is pleased to celebrate the academic achievements of students recently named to the president’s, dean’s, and honors lists for the spring 2024 semester of the 2023-24 academic year.

MILO — The Milo Garden Club will hold its January meeting at noon — soups and dessert furnished by the committee — at the Kiwanis Building on Tuesday, Jan.

Recurring Events Mondays DEXTER: The Abbott Museum is open 10 a.

By Stephen Seeback, fisheries resource technician Where to fish: The past few years we have seen a slow start to the season on our large hardwater fisheries that open on Jan.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff KENDUSKEAG — At least two people were injured in a crash on Route 15 on Monday morning, Jan.

SKOWHEGAN — Skowhegan Savings Bank is pleased to announce the promotion of Vicki Alward to executive vice president, chief operating officer.