The Maine Department of Education and Educate Maine are excited to announce that nominations are officially open for the 2025 County Teachers of the Year and the 2026 State Teacher of the Year.

Penquis is inviting community members to participate in public information sessions to share their input on local transportation needs.

Maine’s only mobile mammography unit is about to achieve another new milestone: walk-in screenings offered to all women, without an appointment.

Health, money, personal relationships and work top the list of New Year’s resolutions according to a 2024 Pew Research study.

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

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High SchoolCHRISTMAS FOOD BOXES — Early on the morning of Dec.

BREWER – Jennifer Goodrich, FACMPE, FACHE, has been elected to serve a three-year term as Maine Regent for the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Jane Stitham of Dover-Foxcroft, Maria Wooten of Bowerbank, and Thomas Watt of Greenville have joined the Maine Community Foundation’s Piscataquis County Committee.

By Kaitlyn Budion, Maine Public Maine state parks had another near-record year for visitation, said Andy Cutko, director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Shiretown Singers announce the start of their 2025 spring concert season! The new community choir had a successful introductory season, performing seasonal songs in December at the Dover-Foxcroft Hometown Holidays and at Ice Dance International’s Holiday on Ice.

BANGOR — Husson University Online is pleased to celebrate the academic achievements of students recently named to the president’s and dean’s lists for term 5 of the 2023-2024 academic year.

By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers consider the housing crisis to be a bigger problem than any of the others facing our state.

By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff Much of Maine is already lagging behind the goals set in two state-sponsored housing studies largely due to a hostile construction climate, planners warn.

SKOWHEGAN — Skowhegan Savings Bank announced that David Cyr, president and CEO of the bank, will retire at the end of 2025 and the board of directors have appointed Dan Tilton, executive vice president of sales and customer relations, as the bank’s new president.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Iberdrola completed its $2.

BANGOR — Ashley Buttice of Dover-Foxcroft has been named to Husson University Online president’s list for term 4 of the 2023-24 academic year.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — SeDoMoCha Stageworks, Jr.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Virtual Learning is kicking off 2025 with two opportunities in January, a series on climate civic action and a series introducing farm care and basic animal science.