October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Partners for Peace has several events planned for Penobscot and Piscataquis counties.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff From the economy to lobster and abortion, the first debate between U.

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DOVER-FOXCROFT — After briefly discussing the topic at each of last month’s meetings, the Piscataquis County Commissioners approved the purchase of 16 cameras to add to the Piscataquis County Jail security system during a meeting on Tuesday morning, Oct.

BREWER — Breast Cancer Awareness Month has long been associated with the color pink.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — In 2023 members of the Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church set a goal for the church to be carbon neutral by the end of the year.

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WESTBROOK — Credit unions in Maine are deeply committed to addressing food insecurity in the state they call home.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Hunters are playing a critical role in the state’s ability to track the spread of insect-borne diseases in Maine.

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By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Ezra Dean, a guide for Grove Hill Outfitters in Brownville, had his eye on this bear for two years.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Open auditions for the Center Theatre’s winter production of “A Miracle on 34th St.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Roughly 40,000 pounds of pet food and other supplies arrived in Hampden on Sept.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Northern Light Mayo Hospital is applying to the Maine Board of Emergency Medical Services to license Northern Light Mayo Hospital as a transporting service at the EMT level, permitted to provide care at the paramedic level on some calls, with a primary service area of Abbot, Athens, Atkinson, Barnard Twp, Blanchard Twp, Bowerbank, Bradford, Charleston, Corinna, Corinth, Dexter, Dover-Foxcroft, Elliottsville Twp, Exeter, Garland, Guilford, Kingsbury Plantation, Monson, Parkman, Ripley, Sangerville, Sebec, and Willimantic.

Election years have proven to be a popular time for scammers, with criminals attempting to contact people with voter registration scams, fake polls, or fraudulent donation requests.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — More than 200 participants walked 3.

SANGERVILLE — Each year, the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District honors a volunteer that has helped us carry out our mission of building resilient, sustainable farms and forests through education, technical services, demonstration, and stewardship.