By Susan Sharon, Maine Public People who are incarcerated are paid notoriously low wages for kitchen, laundry work and maintenance.

GUILFORD — Friends of Community Fitness is pleased to announce it has received a $2,000  grant from the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation to support its 2025 Fall Foliage Tour.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Several days before the first meeting of the budget committee on Thursday Sept.

By Annie Rupertus, Bangor Daily News Staff A monthslong, public dispute between one of Maine’s largest health care providers and one of the country’s largest insurance companies has left tens of thousands of patients in limbo as a Sept.

WATERVILLE — Thomas College announces it has raised over $3 million dollars within the last 18 months for the Laurie Lachance Leadership Fund to support college-bound Maine students.

SANGERVILLE — The town of Sangerville and Piscataquis County Economic Development Council are working with Two Knights Brewing Company to help the business secure a $100,000 State of Maine Community Development Block Grant economic development program grant.

PORTLAND — September is National Preparedness Month and the American Red Cross of Northern New England urges everyone to protect their loved ones by getting their households ready now.

The Executive Committee of the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council is seeking nominations for the annual Warren “Pete” Myrick Community Service Award, to be presented at the annual meeting of PCEDC on Monday, Oct.

By Yasmeen Khan, The Maine Monitor Jane, a pseudonym The Maine Monitor is using to protect her identity, was the breadwinner of the family, but her husband obsessively monitored their finances.

GREENVILLE — With about $1 million needed to cover costs for the Yes Project community building, money that has not already been secured through grants and fundraisers could come from the town of Greenville.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health announced Tuesday that it is seeking to enter mediation with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, the state’s largest insurer.

GREENVILLE — Pilots from across Maine and the country are expected to attend the popular International Seaplane Fly-In from Thursday to Sunday, Sept.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Following years of thoughtful analysis, research and leadership by many people in town, on June 10 the people of Dover-Foxcroft voted to authorize the select board to work with external partners to remove the Mayo Mill Dam and restore the town’s riverfront.

Photo courtesy of Piscataquis Chamber of CommerceDUNKIN DONATION — Dover-Foxcroft Dunkin owners Ed and Colleen Bailey gave a $5,000 donation to the Piscataquis Regional Food Center in Dover-Foxcroft during the grand reopening celebration on the morning of Saturday, Aug.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Northern Light Mayo Hospital is pleased to announce that Michaella Greenwood, FNP, has joined its practitioner team at Northern Light Primary Care, Dover-Foxcroft.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health has reached a deal with a Maine-based insurer to lower costs for policyholders.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff PARKMAN — The Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the public’s help finding a “large amount of solar panels” that were allegedly taken from a solar farm site in Parkman.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff More Mainers are overpricing their home, often causing them to sit on the market longer and ultimately reducing the homeowners’ profits, according to local real estate agents.