By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Federal teams are on the ground to get aid to homeowners, renters and small businesses after storms that battered Maine in December and January with other programs likely coming from the state to fill gaps.

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In a celestial spectacle set to captivate Maine communities, the Total Solar Eclipse on Monday, April 8, promises an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon that won’t occur again in the U.

DEXTER — Before last year Dexter and other Maine communities had been able to keep net proceeds from sales of tax-acquired properties that exceeded the amount of taxes owed by the property owner.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County is taking a step forward in its controversial years-long effort to build a new jail by seeking to buy land for the project.

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

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Northern Light Health put its patient records system back online Monday after disconnecting it Saturday when it learned that servers were compromised.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff The Internal Revenue Service has extended deadlines for people in 10 Maine counties affected by the severe storms and flooding that started on Dec.

By WGME Northern Light Health took its patient records system offline after it discovered its servers were compromised on Saturday afternoon, Feb.

DEXTER — Ever wonder who you should assign to handle your medical and financial affairs if, some day, you become incapacitated? Julie Ann Mallett, senior staff attorney with Legal Services for the Elderly, will be guest speaker at Dexter Age Friendly’s Tea Talks on Thursday, Feb.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff With the quality and thickness of ice on Maine’s lakes and ponds being unreliable this year, it’s a good idea to be prepared for the worst when you go ice fishing.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff President Joe Biden has declared the wind storm that lashed Maine in December a major disaster.

This secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s congressional delegation has renewed its calls for the U.

BREWER — Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States.

SKOWHEGAN — Skowhegan Savings employees recently donated $20,000 to 20 local nonprofits during their third annual Season of Giving, including the Dexter Public Health Association.

AUGUSTA — Maine communities have one week left to nominate a teacher for 2024 County Teacher of the Year and 2025 State Teacher of the Year.