Penquis is proud to lead the Maine Highlands Economic Development Initiative, a community-centered planning effort designed to create sustainable, full-time jobs across rural Penobscot and Piscataquis counties.

By Stuart Hedstrom, Staff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — While property owners in the Unorganized Territory await their tax bills for the 2025-26 fiscal year, Piscataquis County officials are doing likewise.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff New rates for Central Maine Power and Versant Power customers went into effect July 1.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health’s warning of coming changes without providing details is creating a mood of uncertainty about its future, an expert said.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health is warning of coming changes at the health care system — but says no hospitals will be closed.

GREENVILLE — The Greenville Planning Board is in the midst of discussing vendor fees for food trucks and food carts after the prices and timeframes have been brought up at several meetings this year.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — “Going once, going twice, sold!” will ring out once again over the Piscataquis Valley Fairgrounds in less than a month, Thursday, July 24 and Friday, July 25 winding up on Saturday July 26 with the very popular barn sale.

DEXTER — Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union announces a gift of $25,000 to the Heart of Maine Resource Center in Dexter.

SANGERVILLE – The Town of Sangerville will be hosting a day of events during the second annual Two Knights Festival on Saturday, July 19.

SANGERVILLE — When 7-year-old Jeffrey Landry of Parkman stops by Northern Light CA Dean Hospital’s pediatric occupational therapy room on Haley Court in Sangerville he swings from a trapeze, jumps on a trampoline, goes through an obstacle course and finds a specific object in a collage of various images.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Some Northern Light Health patient files may have been accessed by an unauthorized party following a data breach that occurred in February.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Northern Light Mayo Hospital and the Town of  Dover-Foxcroft have announced a collaboration on emergency medical services coverage to strengthen the EMS network in Dover-Foxcroft and Piscataquis and Western Penobscot counties.

SANGERVILLE — Sangerville officials are looking to meet with Skowhegan-based Wentworth Partnerships & Associates President and Senior Project Engineer Steve Govoni in the near future to clarify the scope of work on the town hall roof.

By Annie Bupertus, Bangor Daily News Staff A year after Bangor Savings Bank saw residential mortgage loans plummet by more than 40 percent, the bank is reporting that these loans are back up by 17 percent, according to its annual report released June 24.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Registration is now open for the second annual Walk for Hope, a fundraising event to benefit cancer care services in Piscataquis County.

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HAMPDEN — Maine Savings Federal Credit Union is proud to announce its inclusion on the Forbes list of America’s Best-In-State Credit Unions 2025.

MILO — The dates for the Three Rivers Kiwanis annual auction/yard sale have been set: Friday, July 18 indoor yard sale from 8 a.