By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff Much of Maine is already lagging behind the goals set in two state-sponsored housing studies largely due to a hostile construction climate, planners warn.

SKOWHEGAN — Skowhegan Savings Bank announced that David Cyr, president and CEO of the bank, will retire at the end of 2025 and the board of directors have appointed Dan Tilton, executive vice president of sales and customer relations, as the bank’s new president.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Iberdrola completed its $2.

BANGOR — Ashley Buttice of Dover-Foxcroft has been named to Husson University Online president’s list for term 4 of the 2023-24 academic year.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff The owner of a construction company ignored repeated warnings before a wall collapsed in Brownville and killed his brother, a federal workplace safety investigation found.

GREENVILLE — In order to bring the town’s land use ordinance up to date, Greenville Code Enforcement Officer Ron Sarol and the planning board have been working to address a lack of some guidelines and missing components of the document.

Eastern Maine Development Corporation named Jennifer King, senior director of planning and development, as the recipient of the 2024 Tom Davis Employee of the Year Award.

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By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Two Maine men have stepped forward to take over the radio station formerly owned by Stephen King.

GREENVILLE — The last $25,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds for the town of Greenville will be obligated  for road maintenance and construction.

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By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine had near-record bear and deer seasons and a successful moose hunt in 2024, according to biologists from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife who manage the state’s big game animals.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Opening night of The Center Theatre and the Slightly Off-Center Players production of “Miracle on 34th St.

GREENVILLE – Friends of the Mountain and the Moosehead Lake Region Economic Development Corporation are partnering to raise $5.

Eastern Maine Development Corporation recognized Commissioner Peter Baldacci as the 2024 Community Partner of the Year for his decades of service and commitment to Penobscot County.

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff December through March is prime time to start clipping the webs of browntail moths, the pesky creatures that shed poison hairs as caterpillars and cause painful rashes for people.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Economic Development Council had a busy year with many programs, Executive Director Angie Arno told attendees of the organization’s annual meeting on the evening of Dec.

BANGOR — December is a time to close out the year making new memories.