BANGOR – Rape Response Services, a Penquis subsidiary, recently received an American Rescue Plan Act grant for $5,000 from Penobscot County.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High SchoolSTUDENTS OF THE MONTH — Dexter Regional High School is pleased to announce the December Students of the Month as selected by the faculty and staff for being exemplary students.

BREWER — February is American Heart Month, so let us ask: When was the last time you truly listened to your heart? It may sound a bit cliché, but it’s crucial to pay attention to your heart’s health.

The rate of drug overdose deaths in Piscataquis County far exceeds the state average.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff Orono High School Athletic Administrator Nelson Beaudoin was in a pinch.

AUGUSTA — JMG (formerly known as Jobs for Maine’s Graduates, Inc.

PORTLAND – Students who will graduate from Maine public high schools this spring and plan to attend a 2- or 4-year college in fall 2025 are invited to complete the online application for the $10,000 Mitchell Scholarship by midnight, March 1.

AUGUSTA — The Maine County Commissioners Association held their annual meeting in Augusta on Jan.

Graduating seniors from Maine high schools who are National FFA Organization (Future Farmers of America) members and interested in pursuing a career in farming, agriculture, or natural resources are invited to apply for a Ronald P.

By Wendy Watkins, Bangor Daily News Staff DEXTER — Two cats and a dog were killed in a fire that swept through a second-floor apartment at 175 Silvers Mills Road on Dexter Saturday evening, Jan 18.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Gov.

Nonprofit organizations throughout the state may be eligible for grants from the Maine Community Foundation’s Community Building Grant Program.

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By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff A snowmobile that went through the ice of Lake Wassookeag in Dexter on Jan.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A credit rating agency has given Bangor’s largest health care system a negative outlook, despite deciding not to further downgrade its credit rating.

GUILFORD — The Maine Department of Education has a new proposal for a regional comprehensive high school, Superintendent Kelly MacFadyen said during a Jan.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff A Maine man was arrested on Tuesday morning, Jan.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff No one heard them yelling for help, but two men survived Tuesday when their snowmobile broke through the ice on Wassookeag Lake in Dexter.