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.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover Low Vision Group will be meeting at the Central Hall Commons, 152 East Main St.

The Eastern Area Agency on Aging and Northern Light Health invite the community to attend free presentations to learn all about Medicare on Wednesday, July 30 at 1 p.

By Joyce Bucciantini, AARP Maine community outreach volunteer Getting ready for our second 50.

By Steve Mistler, Maine Public Maine’s federal defender and court-appointed attorneys are sounding the alarm about a dire funding shortfall that they say could mean delayed trials for indigent clients.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor The Maine Bowhunters Association recently announced plans to shut down due to shrinking membership and participation, which it linked to growing popularity of crossbows in the state.

To the Editor; I am writing in strong support of the recent opinion column, “A new diversion program is a better solution than a bigger jail in Penobscot County.