By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff This spring, folks who enjoy journeying through the Maine woods on all-terrain vehicles will have to wait a bit longer.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County residents lacking internet can still have some financial assistance in connecting.

Maine’s education commissioner sees a proposed regional high school serving districts in Piscataquis and Penobscot counties as a model for future education.

MILO — Even before the recent shootings in southern Maine, SAD 41 officials have discussed the possibility of adding a school resource officer for district schools.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff A report on child welfare released by the Maine Children’s Alliance on April 25 found that the number of Maine children living in poverty decreased in 2021, but remains an issue in rural areas.

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.

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.

WINSLOW – Game Warden Pilot Jeff Spencer of Eagle Lake was honored as the Maine Game Warden of the Year by his peers at the annual awards banquet at the Winslow VFW Hall on April 21.

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.

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.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County’s commissioners decided Tuesday to shift millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief money from an emergency radio overhaul to HVAC system upgrades at the jail.

Maine’s third attempt at a rural regional high school is in jeopardy if the four districts involved cannot get state help to pay for an engineering study.

AUGUSTA — On April 12, Senator Joe Baldacci, D-Bangor and Sen.

In honor of their 50-year history, Partners for Peace, Maine’s first domestic violence resource center, is collecting 50 stories from people affected by domestic abuse to be highlighted in October.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — With about $2.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Calvin Klopp of Gray knows that ice fishing requires skill and experience, but it never hurts to have a little luck on your side.

BANGOR — Northern Light Health is proud to support organ, eye, and tissue donation.