By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine home sales decreased for the fifth consecutive month in November, following a downward trend that has been driven by a continued increase in costs throughout the state.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — An approximate $5.

A former school board member, teacher and coach from Milo will serve nine months and one day in prison for sex crimes involving a former student, according to the district attorney’s office.

PORTLAND – AARP Maine and the Maine Broadband Coalition have partnered to create the County Connector program to coordinate, across Maine’s 16 counties, an effort to urge local elected officials and town leadership to prioritize state and federal broadband funding that best serves each community and county.

For nearly a quarter century, Dave Fuller has been teaching untold numbers of people ages 5 to 90 how to grow hardneck garlic.

It will cost an estimated $27 million to expand broadband coverage to unserved areas in Piscataquis County, according to a new broadband planning report.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Leaders of the Maine Legislature on Friday released an initial schedule for a January return to the State House, again limiting in-person floor sessions, leaving lawmakers under a mask mandate and retaining virtual committee hearings.

Observer photo/Keri Foster FIND THE SHOP LOCAL TREE WINNER – Sue Killam, left, of Blanchard is the grand prize winner of the Piscataquis Observer’s annual Find the Shop Local Tree contest.

GUILFORD — Superintendents from three districts seeking to build a regional high school are pursuing a community school district form of governance.

BANGOR – At Eastern Maine Development Corporation ’s annual board meeting, EMDC announced its 2021 awards recipients.

By Kristen Sutherland, Pine Tree Hospice Executive Director Giving care to someone with dementia is a complex and highly demanding labor of love.

Grade eight, high honors: Julian Gauvin and Connor Smith; honors: Liam Atkinson, Sean Chenkins, Michael Coburn, Brooklyn Decker, Amara Driscoll, Aidan Murano, Wyatt Romero, Byron Severance, Joshua Stineford, and Gage Yenchochic.

By Josh Keefe, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County, Maine, and Stafford County, Virginia, are home to slightly more than 151,000 people.

MILO – SAD 41 students and staff will be starting the holiday vacation a day early later this month.

BREWER – Northern Light Health is gearing up to provide vaccinations to eligible 16 and 17-year-olds following the recent announcement from the U.

Grade 12, high honors: Alvin Robshaw, Emily McKinnon, Grady Atkinson, Hope Lovell, and Maxwell Osgood; honors: Benjamin Bouley, Bethany Clements, Desirea Stanley, Dominic Jones, Ethan Bishop, Jonathan Paquette,Justin Chambers, Kasside Witham, Mikal Sicklar, and Olivia Legere.

GUILFORD — The Piscataquis County Economic Development Council recognized Rep.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A formal decision will be made after the bid process, but the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office may be equipping patrol vehicles with computers to enable tickets to be written electronically and for deputies to check information on site.