BANGOR — After more than eight years in the making, the Municipal Review Committee (MRC) has finalized and distributed contracts for its solid waste disposal plan to the 187 member communities — including many Piscataquis County towns — that it has served for more than 25 years.

PORTLAND — GrowSmart Maine is pleased to announce the addition of Janet Sawyer of Dover-Foxcroft as business development director and the transition of Andrew Zarro from development director to community engagement director.

PARKMAN — Have you taken a moment to think about the future of your land? Perhaps, you already have a detailed plan in place; or perhaps, you haven’t given it any thought at all.

ORONO — A number of students from the region received dean’s list honors at the University of Maine for the fall 2015 semester.

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DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Saturday, Jan.

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By Nok Noi RickerBDN Staff BANGOR — A detective with the Saco Police Department noticed that there were four unauthorized purchases on his debit card and the subsequent investigation led to two Florida men originally from Cuba being charged with credit card fraud, Penobscot County District Attorney R.

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BANGOR — The Maine Association of Conservation Districts (MACD) recently convened at the Spectacular Events Center for the annual winter meetings.

Contributed photo The town of Harmony recognized Manson Willis Taylor as its oldest citizen on Dec.

By Darren FishellBDN Staff PORTLAND — A New York-based investment firm has acquired Pride Manufacturing, which has a sawmill in Burnham that makes it the largest producer of golf tees in the country.

Photo courtesy of Three Rivers Kiwanis The snow came too late for a white Christmas in 2015, but that didn’t hamper Three Rivers Kiwanis Milo-Brownville’s Secret Santa Chairman Bonnie Washburn.

By Matthew LaRoche Forty-nine years after being established by the Maine State Legislature, the Allagash Wilderness Waterway (AWW) is finally wholly owned by the State of Maine.

Contributed photo Maine State Trooper Adam Coover was promoted on Dec.

The 116th Audubon Bird Count was held in the Dover-Foxcroft area on Monday, Dec.