Nominations are now open for the 2022 County Teachers of the Year and 2023 Teacher of the Year.

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff Alongside lobster, blueberry pie, fiddleheads, bean hole beans and whoopie pies in the pantheon of iconic Maine foods is the red hot dog, or red snapper, a local delicacy found nowhere else but on the grills and stovetops of Mainers.

By David Marino Jr.

LEWISTON – Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice, Maine’s largest, independent, non-profit home healthcare organization is proud to announce the acquisition of Care & Comfort, a home and behavioral healthcare company that has been serving Maine since 1991.

Programs that assist older Maine people with transportation received a total $141,000 in grant funding in 2021 through the Maine Charity Foundation Fund and three donor-advised funds at the Maine Community Foundation.

The Piscataquis County Extension Association annual meeting will be held online Monday, Jan.

The Piscataquis County United Bikers of Maine have had a busy year for 2021.

Tisbury Manor has published a book! Our chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution had been working on the “Revolutionary War Patriots Buried in Piscataquis County” for what seems like many years.

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Two Maine school districts filed a federal lawsuit this month against consulting firm McKinsey & Company, claiming the firm’s work for opioid makers fueled an epidemic that harmed children and increased the cost of special education.

Employees of First National Bank raised $11,915 in 2021 through its Casual for a Cause program.

Developers of a proposed year-round ski resort in Piscataquis County are banned from developing a 150-200 slip marina unless they pursue a rezoning petition and new permit, according to an advisory ruling from the Land Use Planning Commission.

By Lauren Abbate, Bangor Daily News Staff Higher prices and limited inventory made 2021 another tough year for Mainers trying to find an affordable place to live.

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff The days of sub-3 percent mortgage rates will end next year as the Federal Reserve tries to combat inflation, making it more expensive to buy a home but only slightly cooling Maine’s hot real estate market, experts say.

GREENVILLE – The Moosehead Lake Kiwanis Club brightened the holiday season for families facing challenges in the region through its annual Kiwanis Christmas Wish Tree Project.

By Sam Schipani, Bangor Daily News Staff If you have ever grown garlic in Maine, you likely have David Fuller to thank.

Developers of a proposed year-round ski resort in Piscataquis County have revised their plans to have less impact on wildlife habitats and the environment on Big Moose Mountain.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – As far as second acts go, David Dean’s has been a great one.