By Nancy Battick Poor farms or town farms were rural New England’s way of caring for indigent people before today’s welfare and Social Security were created.

A half dozen players from the region were honored by the Maine Field Hockey Association for the 2025 season.

To the Editor;Community response to the county budget advisory committee’s recommendation to cut all programmatic grants (except for hospice) and to the commissioner’s subsequent proposed changes to the recommended budget announced at the start of the meeting on Tuesday, Nov.

By Kevin Miller, Maine Public Nearly half of Maine’s registered voters participated in this year’s November election, which was much higher turnout than during the past two off-year elections.

To the Editor; Maine’s hospitals, community health centers, and rural clinics depend on the 340B Drug Pricing Program to help deliver care to patients who might otherwise go without.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Although a deal has been reached to end the government shutdown that jeopardized SNAP benefits for thousands of Mainers, heating aid and other assistance programs are still feeling the impact of a lack of federal funding.

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff A proposed $36 million budget for Penobscot County, including a controversial increase in the jail budget,  was partially approved by an advisory committee in a five-hour meeting on Nov.

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

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News StaffA yurt made of wood and concrete on nearly 40 acres is for sale in rural Maine.