By Nancy Battick Friends are important to all of us.

Grade 12, high honors: Selma Aqbarawi, Samantha Brunner, Gabriel Carey, Shayli Cirulli, Margarette Noadiah Clarke, Heidi Clawson, Hailey Lynn Coelho, Carter S.

GUILFORD — Valley Grange of Guilford is sponsoring a blanket-making event on Saturday, March 22 from 9 a.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Come celebrate the first day of spring! Put a swing in your step and dance to the music of the Foxcroft Academy Alumni Jazz Band on Saturday, March 22 (snow date March 23) at 6 p.

ORONO – On Feb.

Grade 12, honors: Haley Ferland, Gabriella Ur.

Local cheer team members recently received postseason recognition from the Penobscot Valley Conference.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, one of the state’s leading labor Democrats, on Friday confirmed long-running speculation that he is exploring a run for governor.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff Former Gov.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Fishing licenses for Maine residents will go up by $5 if the full Legislature approves a bill that made it out of committee after a work session in Augusta.