By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine home market is taking a turn decidedly in buyers’ favor, with home sales and prices falling.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff A new bill before the Legislature would ban floating camps and other nonwater-dependent structures from Maine’s inland or coastal waters.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Thompson Free Library is proud to announce it has contracted with Sundog Solar to install a solar energy system on its roof, marking a significant step forward in the library’s commitment to sustainability, cost-efficiency and environmental stewardship.

GUILFORD — When water goes down the drain or is flushed down the toilet, where exactly does it go and what happens to the liquid? Piscataquis Community Elementary School fifth-graders have been learning about wastewater and the students got to see firsthand with an April 17 field trip to the Guilford Sangerville Utilities District treatment center off Route 15.

GREENVILLE — The Greenville Select Board is supporting a local nonprofit’s efforts to purchase the 1,700-acre Big Moose Mountain property.

ORONO — In 2024, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab processed 4,776 tick submissions including samples from 398 towns, representing all of Maine’s 16 counties.

By Ian DeBlieu, The Maine Monitor From the summit of Katahdin, the view is of forests stretching in all directions, broken only by the western lakes, the alpine tundra of the Tablelands, and the rocky peaks of surrounding mountains: Woodlands as far as the eye can see.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The 51st annual Kiwanis Club of Dover-Foxcroft Piscataquis River Race is set for Saturday, April 26 from Guilford to Dover-Foxcroft.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Gov.

WATERVILLE — Sangerville native Brooke Blockler was among a group of Thomas College students who won top awards at this year’s Society for the Advancement of Management International Business Conference held last month in Tallahassee, Florida.

PORTLAND — AARP Maine is seeking nominations for its 2025 AARP Andrus Award for Community Service, which honors individuals 50 and over who share their experience, talent and skills to enrich the lives of others in their community.

BEAVER COVE — Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced that the town Beaver Cove has launched Rapid Renewal.

Applications are currently being accepted for the Maine Community Foundation’s Patriot Education Scholarship Fund.

Private ponds that are stocked with trout provide multiple benefits for landowners and their families.

With Earth Day approaching, consumers may be looking for ways to improve their environmental impact.

DEXTER — A decision on a proposed commercial solar farm ordinance will not be made for at least another month as the Dexter Town Council tabled the item during an April 10 meeting.

MILO — The groundbreaking for the new Milo public safety building could happen as soon as late summer or early fall as bids for the project are due Thursday.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The wording for two articles concerning the future of the Mayo Mill Dam and associated costs to be voted on at the town’s annual meeting were approved by the select board on Monday evening.