Contributed photoLARGE SCHOOL CHAMPS — The SeDoMoCha Middle School girls won the 2026 Penquis League Large School championship on Jan.

MILO — Work continues on Milo’s forthcoming $7.

GUILFORD — SAD 4 officials will begin work on developing the 2026-27 budget in the near future, but in the meantime the Jobs for Maine Graduates speciality position at Piscataquis Community Secondary School should be funded in full for next year.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dover-Foxcroft residents will have a say in what the downtown riverfront will look like in the future after the multiyear process to remove the Mayo Mill Dam on the Piscataquis River.

GREENVILLE — Weeks after an overnight fire ripped through the Greenville Masonic Lodge at 281 Pritham Ave, masons of Columbia-Doric #149 have begun to think about rebuilding.

By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, The County Staff The state legislative tax committee will hear public comment Wednesday on a proposed amendment that could help some Mainers keep properties threatened by double-digit tax increases.

By Bridget Huber, Bangor Daily News Staff Piscataquis County Sheriff Bob Young will not seek reelection, he announced Jan.

SEBEC — A week into the new year, RSU 68 officials are working on developing the budget for the 2026-27 academic year.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Early ice fishing opportunities in Maine exist in December on specific lakes and ponds, but the official statewide season typically begins Jan 1.

By Paul Koenig, Bangor Daily News Staff This year had it all in Maine.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — SeDoMoCha Elementary and Middle School hosted a special schoolwide assembly on Dec.

By Cameron Levasseur, The County Staff Twice in recent memory, groups of school districts in southern and northern Aroostook County have looked to consolidate into one regional high school under mounting budget pressure, declining enrollment and staffing shortages.

By Daniel O’Connor Just five people entered the basement of the Belfast courthouse for an August meeting.

Photo courtesy of Town of SangervilleHALF CENTURY OF SERVICE — On Saturday, Dec.

MILO — Military members past and present were honored at the Milo Veterans Memorial in Evergreen Cemetery on Saturday, Dec.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — SeDoMoCha Elementary and Middle School hosted a special schoolwide assembly on Nov.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff GREENVILLE — The cause of the fire that damaged Greenville’s historic Masonic lodge may never be known.

Contributed photoWREATH CEREMONY — Law enforcement officers gathered at the Hillside Cemetery in Monson as part of a statewide wreath-laying ceremony for all troopers who died in the line of duty.