By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff A type of loan that gives homebuyers a lower initial interest rate is coming back into fashion as lenders try to make home ownership more affordable in the midst of high interest rates.

Penquis has partnered with Versant Power for Power Match, a charitable matching program that will provide electricity bill credits to customers in need.

Santa and the Parkman Grange need your help to fulfill the wishes of the kids in MSAD 4.

By Patrick Whittle, The Associated Press Maine officials are close to finalizing a land use agreement that supporters said would protect one of the most rural corners of the country from overdevelopment years after environmentalists raised concerns about McMansions rising in the area.

GREENVILLE — Community members who hoped for a redeveloped ski resort and flourishing Moosehead Lake region are disappointed that the developer has halted the ambitious project.

Observer photo/Jeannette Hughes SERVING THOSE WHO SERVED — Wilderness Walk for Warriors, Tradewinds Market, American Legion Post 41, and the Unit 41 Auxiliary worked together to provide food boxes to 118 Piscataquis County veteran families on Saturday, Nov.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre for the Performing Arts announced that it has received a $5,000 matching pledge to be used on Giving Tuesday.

An ambitious project to redevelop a Moosehead Lake region ski resort crumbled because the developer’s financing collapsed, according to the property owner.

Northern Light Health will present two community holiday tree lightings in Piscataquis County this year.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — We have some news to share with you! In the near future Green  Door Gallery will be changing its location to 5 Central Avenue and its name to Green Door Custom Frame Shoppe.

GREENVILLE — Come to the Moosehead Lake Region to kick off the holiday season.

Skowhegan Savings employees packed up 1,122 ‘shoeboxes’ full of Christmas gifts to send to children across the world this week as part of Operation Christmas Child, a charitable organization that sends out gifts to children in 170 countries and territories annually, in honor of a late employee.

GREENVILLE — The town of Greenville now has the opportunity to seek state funding from a $4.

“In Search of Small-Town America” by Jeremy Hammond is a tribute to the United States.

Developers behind a massive development project in the Moosehead Lake region halted their plans after they said they failed to come to terms with the property’s owner.

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Most Central Maine Power residential customers will see their electricity bill rise by $29 per month starting in January, the Maine Public Utilities Commission said Nov.

A new Penquis program that supports youth affected by substance use wants to expand its efforts in and around Piscataquis County.

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff The majority of Versant Power customers who buy their home electricity through the state’s standard offer price will see a 40.