Grade 8, high honors: Ava Brown, Ezekiel Bullock, Elizabeth Cyr, Aubrey Ladd, Allaynah Rolfe; honors: Raelynn Anderson, Adam Brown, Jerimiah Cobb, Kaitlyn Cookson, Wyatt Corson, Callie Cox, Keegan Cromwell, Hannah Derosier, Ryan Farnsworth, Asani Miller, William Simpson, Madison Thomas, Lily Wintle.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Scott Lynch Jr.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County Commissioners unanimously approved the county’s new $29.

BANGOR – After a week of intense weather across Maine, U.

There is little published research about Maine’s canids (red foxes, gray foxes, and coyotes).

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

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff The ground may be covered in several inches of snow, but disease-carrying ticks are still active, the Maine CDC announced on Dec.

Piscataquis County commissioners decided Tuesday to cut $20,000 from the county’s largest funded nonprofit and override some of the budget committee’s decisions regarding two county departments.

Penquis and Blueberry Broadcasting have launched their annual Christmas is for Kids program.

By Patrick Whittle, The Associated Press The population of a beloved Maine bird, the common loon, dipped for the second straight year, but wildlife surveyors said they are heartened by an increased number of the bird’s chicks.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School GAS CARD FUNDS — Dexter Regional High School Student Government recently participated in fundraising activities for the benefit of breast cancer patients in the area.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County is proposing a budget increase of about $2.

DEXTER — The Ridge View Community School was evacuated Thursday, Nov.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers who are shopping for health insurance for themselves or their families should exercise caution.

Registered Maine Guides are experienced and passionate outdoors men and women and each year the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife recognizes a member of the guiding community with the Wilmot (Wiggie) Robinson Legendary Guide Award.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Landowners who have endured thousands of dollars in damage to their properties now have a way to keep snowmobilers off sensitive areas thanks to a new law in effect this season.

By Tux Turkel, The Maine Monitor ALBION — Over 50 years, Eric and Rebecca Rolfson have created a rural oasis in this central Maine farming community.

By Murray Carpenter, Maine Public After a series of electricity rate hikes, some Maine ratepayers will see some relief starting in January.