PORTLAND – The end of expanded food assistance benefits, coupled with rising food costs, has created an enormous challenge for Mainers trying to put food on the table.

GREENVILLE — Earlier this year more than $1.

NEWPORT — Darling’s Auto Group acquires Hartley’s Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Newport.

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

FORT KENT — On May 5 more than 170 University of Maine at Fort Kent nursing students graduated from the program, with 28 attending the 39th annual UMFK Nurse Pinning Ceremony at the Sports Center on the UMFK campus.

The local Masonic Lodge in Dexter presented a generous donation, with the help of the Widows Sons Masonic Motorcycle Riders Association and the Grand Lodge of Maine, that would directly affect students at the Tri-County Technical Center.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Maine’s beloved Whoopie Pie Festival, which draws thousands to downtown Dover-Foxcroft each summer, will return Saturday, June 24.

The Piscataquis County Democrats continue their mission of helping those struggling with food insecurity.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — UScellular has started upgrades on four towers to bring 5G in-home Internet to Somerset and Piscataquis County residents as part of the Maine Connectivity Authority’s Jumpstart Connectivity Initiative (Jumpstart).

GUILFORD — On Thursday, June 15 Friends of Community Fitness celebrated its 20-year anniversary with a  barbecue and family fun day including entertainment from the Piscataquis Ukulele Players.

The General Federation of Women’s ClubsMIOSAC Club of Dover-Foxcroft has celebrated its 87th birthday.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Foxcroft Academy Key Club has had another great school year of service, and it’s time for the club to give back to the community it serves.

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff Long before he made his name as a saxophone player in both his own projects and as a member of the Dave Matthews Band, Jeff Coffin was a 9-year-old kid in Dexter, Maine, trying to pick out which instrument he was going to play in elementary school band.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — The fight over changes to Maine’s generous solar incentives is coming down to two rival bills and moneyed interests making their cases either by targeting Democratic lawmakers or invoking the era of former Gov.

Observer photo/Jeannette HughesFIND THE WHOOPIE PIE CONTEST WINNER — Susan Cannon of Atkinson is the grand prize winner of the Piscataquis Observer’s annual Find the Whoopie Pie Contest.

AUGUSTA – The Maine Connectivity Authority has earned a new $30 million federal grant to improve broadband infrastructure in Maine.

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Are you confused about the various rate hikes that will be in your electric bill on July 1? You are not alone.

By Valerie Royzman, Staff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — An iconic Dover-Foxcroft ice cream and seafood joint that shuttered in 2021 will reopen under a new name and ownership this summer, though people can expect many of the same favorite treats.