By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine regulators said the railway company cleaning up the site of a train derailment near Rockwood violated environmental law by causing soil and rocks to slide into nearby waterways.

BREWER — Jerry Packard, a longtime guide in the Sebec Lake region and the fourth generation operator of Packard’s Camps, was recently presented with the Wiggie Robinson Legendary Maine Guide Award by Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Deputy Commissioner Tim Peabody at the Maine Professional Guides Association annual banquet in Brewer.

GUILFORD — Kids with disabilities in Piscataquis County can experience the freedom and fun of Pine Tree Camp this summer right in their own backyard.

By Lori Valigra The three locomotives involved in the recent freight train derailment near Rockwood are slated to be dismantled for removal from the site this week, Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection said Wednesday.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre for the Performing Arts, in collaboration with Hayes Law Office, is excited to announce a free estate planning workshop at 3 p.

AUGUSTA — The Maine Connectivity Authority announced a statewide initiative called ACP4ME to increase awareness of and enrollment in the Affordable Connectivity Program, a federal program to help lower-income households pay for high-speed internet.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Each month 440 households visit the Piscataquis Regional Food Center at 76 North Street, located in the former Agway building, to supplement their groceries.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Babysitting is a serious responsibility but can be a very rewarding experience if sitters receive the right training.

AUGUSTA — Fourteen Maine counties and 73 communities will benefit from $20 million in grant funding from the Maine Connectivity Authority as part of its Reach Me Line Extension Program that will expand reliable, fast and affordable internet.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Melanie Loyzim has put a Canadian company on notice that it must demonstrate more urgency and diligence in cleaning up after a freight train derailed on April 15 in Sandwich Academy Grant in Somerset County.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine home sales remained lower than a year ago as buyers continued to face increasing mortgage rates and a low for-sale inventory.

GREENVILLE — The Greenville Select Board authorized Town Manager Mike Roy to sign a letter of intent for a grant application that would provide funding from the Northern Region Border Commission to extend the Spruce Street water and sewer lines to aid a Spruce Street housing project.

CAMDEN — Camden National Bank was named to Forbes 2023 World’s Best Banks List for the third consecutive year, ranking in the top 20 of U.

In what may be the most visible indicator of how far we have come in the response and management of COVID-19, Northern Light Health is ending the universal masking policy statewide.

SANGERVILLE — Earlier this year Gordon Contracting of Sangerville was awarded a $17.

Northern Light Health is committed to being a sustainable organization that aims to reduce our contribution to climate change.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Two corrections officers at the Piscataquis County Jail received recognition Tuesday for saving the life of an inmate who had overdosed on opioids.

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Fuel, hydraulic fluid and engine oil has saturated soil and is moving into nearby Moose River near the freight train derailment in rural Somerset County, Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection confirmed Tuesday.