DOVER-FOXCROFT — Removal of the Mayo Mill Dam on the Piscataquis River in downtown Dover-Foxcroft is anticipated to start in the spring of 2028.

GREENVILLE — Remembering.

Valley Grange of Guilford members and friends will soon return to school to celebrate Dictionary Days at five local elementary schools.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Baxter State Park Authority is suing a man who allegedly allowed the decay of historic wilderness sport cabins on Katahdin Lake.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — To mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America, the Maine Historical Society brought a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence it has had in its collection since the early 20th century to each of the state’s 16 counties to provide everyone the opportunity to see one of the nation’s most important documents.

DEXTER — With the flick of a switch, the Dexter Regional High School football field was illuminated near dusk for the school’s first ever night game on Sept 4.

GREENVILLE — Pilots from across Maine and the country are expected to attend the popular International Seaplane Fly-In from Thursday to Sunday, Sept.

DEXTER — Dexter Regional High School science teacher Alyson Saunders is one of 100 educators from across the country chosen for the Society for Science 2026-27 Advocate Program to help advance STEM research programs.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Three girls will reign as Miss Maple in their respective age groups for the next year after being crowned during the 11th annual Miss Maple Pageant on Saturday morning, Aug.

GREENVILLE — The ground was ceremonially broken for a $12.

By Cameron Levasseur, The County Staff The owner of 20 Maine nursing homes and assisted living centers is in the process of selling its facilities to an out-of-state healthcare group.

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff KENDUSKEAG — Sen.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor A 2.

BANGOR — Maine Discovery Museum announced the honorees for the inaugural Maine Science Awards, a new annual celebration recognizing the scientists, innovators, researchers and advocates advancing science across Maine.

MILO — Thanks to the generosity of Milo residents and Tradewinds Market, the new informational kiosk for downtown Milo is nearing completion.

GREENVILLE — The Northern Forest Center, a regional nonprofit, is celebrating the official groundbreaking of its innovative 24-unit housing development Timber Way in Greenville with an on-site public event at 4 p.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Guilford man is charged with murder and assault after he allegedly fatally injured a man and left a woman in critical condition.

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff The fish die-off that followed a Penobscot River dam shutdown in July rallied calls for stiffer regulations on the dam’s owner, which has been accused of repeatedly disrupting the water levels at a nationally renowned fishing and whitewater rafting destination.