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.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff While it’s still a week and half from the holiday, there is a moderate chance that Maine could get snow for Christmas this year.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Without much rain in the last few weeks, Maine is slowly drying up.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s crime rate dropped in 2023 for the second year in a row.

Grade 12, high honors: Abel Gunn, Abigail Davis, Adelie Chaullier, Brenan Grant, Kalea Gahagan, Lily Coons, Lucas Chai, Lydia Gauvin, McKenzie McMahon, Naima Ali, Rylee Heal, Samantha Lane, Sara Giovanardi, Skyler Brennan, Taylor Small, Tristan Goodwin, Vegas Carey; honors: Brayden Hobbs, Bryce Masterson, Caiden Fowles, Gavin Chase, Haylee Newman, James Chenkin, Kayla Hatt, Mackenzie Fernald, Nikolai Galipeau, Ryan Feero, Savannah Spencer, Whitnee Stone, Wyatt Ladd.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine is finalizing the next phase of its ambitious plans for energy storage, a renewable avenue that is becoming more important amid President-elect Donald Trump being poised to stall clean energy projects.

Eastern Maine Development Corp.

AUGUSTA — On Dec.

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Some 250,000 acres of Maine fir trees are at risk of defoliation from a moth that could cause millions of dollars of harm to the state’s economy if ignored, forestry experts said during a webinar Wednesday.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Democrats and Republicans said they are confident in the prospects of changing how the Maine Legislature operates in order to crack down on vague placeholder bills, prolonged meetings and other State House norms that have hindered public participation.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Michael Aube, a former Bangor city councilor and director of the Eastern Maine Development Corporation, died on Nov.

PORTLAND — The holidays are a wonderful time to get everyone together.

AUGUSTA – Gov.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine has been awarded $5.

Adults 60 years and older who attend the group lunches at the Community Cafes in Calais and Milo are invited to participate in a University of Maine research project on the relationship between protein intake and food insecurity among people living in rural Maine.

By Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine has adjusted its potential rules for the development of solar arrays on valuable farmland, and is now taking public comments on a second draft.

MILO — The current near $11.