By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers consider the housing crisis to be a bigger problem than any of the others facing our state.

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.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Money for trail systems, airboat noise limits and a push to fight aquatic invasive species are among the Maine Legislature’s 2024 decisions that will affect your outdoor experience in 2025.

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.

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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LAGRANGE — In 2010, SAD 41, which represents Brownville, LaGrange, and Milo, and neighboring SAD 31 of the Howland area, formed Alternative Organizational Structure 43 to share central office services including a superintendent, business director, and technology director.

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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.

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By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Police have busted another illegal marijuana grow house in Cornville.

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.

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Grade eight, high honors: Addison Jenkins, Chevelle Sousa, Hailey Sousa, Kait’Lynn Bennett, Layla Ali; honors: Addison Anthony, Alex Brown, Aurora-Star Wing, Charlotte Hoffman, Cierra McKinley, Colin Crossman, Connor Lincoln-Slagle, Gracie Heal, Hannah Bavelaar, Harlie Savage, Heaven-lei Janvrin, Izabella Rogers, Jackson Rideout, James Cummins, Jonathan Smith, Kaelina Schmidt, Linus Brennan, Matthew Nichols, Michael Polega, Oriyana Bilderback, Runa Valinski.

MILO — On Wednesday, Dec.