GREENVILLE — Last month the Greenville Planning Board heard a proposal concerning nearly 60 acres of land in Greenville Junction off North Green Street, on the peninsula going into Moosehead Lake on the eastern shore of the West Cove, to be developed into the Greenville Grove Subdivision.

Fidium Fiber is expanding its all-fiber internet network in Dover-Foxcroft, as well as parts of the Atkinson Township, Bowerbank, Guildford, Sangerville, and Sebec communities, bringing multi-gig speed service to more than 4,900 homes and businesses in these Maine communities.

BIDDEFORD — The AgeWise Maine Initiative and USAging in Washington, D.

By Emmett Gartner, The Maine Monitor A recently announced $450 million federal grant aimed at reducing climate pollution across New England could help Maine meet its ambitious goal to place thousands of heat pumps in low-income homes and expand a critical subset of HVAC technicians trained to install them.

By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff There are only six Maine counties in which the typical family can afford the average home, and one stands far above the rest in more ways than one.

MILO — American Legion Post 4 had a local man volunteer to refurbish the “Welcome Veterans” sign outside of the Post on West Main Street.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Solar subsidies have been a controversial topic in Maine for years, and crippling cost increases that recently took effect for certain businesses are just the latest example.

PORTLAND – Residents of Maine’s most rural areas will soon have access to ultra-high-capacity, high-speed broadband technology, thanks to the launch of Trailrunner Broadband Internet’s first high-speed wireless broadband network.

BREWER — Northern Light Health has eliminated the use of the anesthetic gas desflurane throughout its hospitals.

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Observer photo/Stuart HedstromROAD LOCOMOTIVE — CPKC’s Puffer Belly Express, which visits communities across the CPKC network to help raise awareness of rail safety, travels up Davis Street on Saturday, Aug.

GREENVILLE — For most of the year the Greenville Planning Board has been working on an affordable housing density ordinance to be in compliance with state regulations — LD 2003 “An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions.

By his own admission, Travis Wallace of Greenville is — with the possible exception of Tiny Tim — he most unlikely musical artist imaginable.

MILO — Though there are no official records, other than fond memories shared by long-time Milo Garden Club members, the annual summer fair has brought blossoms and fun to attendees for over 50 years.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Floating camps are popping up more and more in Maine’s lakes, ponds and rivers.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A new $6,000 solar subsidy charge in the monthly Versant Power electricity bill for Milo Chip may force the factory to close, its office manager said.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Saturday, Sept.

MONSON — The 2025 calendar is now available at the Monson Historical Society Museum on Wednesdays from 10 a.