By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers have two statewide referendums before them on the November ballot that would enshrine voter ID requirements and make big changes to absentee voting along with creating a “red flag” law.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Northern Light Mayo Hospital is pleased to announce that Kyrsten Sutton, MD, has successfully met the criteria and passed the examination necessary to earn The Menopause Society Certified Practitioner certification.

Most emergencies strike close to home, from severe storms to high snowfall and floods, and communities rely on many forms of preparation and response to get through them.

By Annie Rupertus, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health’s new leader is confident that he can help bring long-term sustainability to the struggling health system.

By Paul Koenig, Bangor Daily News Staff The Bangor Daily News was named the state’s best daily newspaper for the second year in a row at the Maine Press Association’s annual conference Saturday in South Portland.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2026 fiscal year county budget and 2026-27 fiscal year Unorganized Territory budget at 6 p.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Food stamps won’t be issued in Maine, or any other state, starting next month.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — In just three years since assuming full ownership of the grocery store in downtown Guilford, the former Goulette’s IGA and Whitney’s Market, Eli’s Market and owner Eli Dunfee have been chosen as the 2025 Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Partners for Peace is hosting an open house at the Dover-Foxcroft Resource Center on Thursday, Oct.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A life devoted to the service of others has earned Kevin Springer of Greenville the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council’s 2025 Warren “Pete” Myrick Community Service Award.

By Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News Staff Numerous rivers in eastern and northern Maine have dropped to record low levels this month or are approaching them as the driest conditions in the state in more than 20 years keep getting worse.

The Piscataquis Observer’s Stuart Hedstrom picked up a total of eight awards among the state’s smaller weekly publications division from the Maine Press Association in the 2025 MPA Better Newspaper Contest, announced on Oct.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The GFWC/Miosac Club met on Oct.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Eastern Area Agency on Aging, which serves Penobscot, Piscataquis,  Washington and Hancock counties, will host a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, Oct.

By Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News Staff At least 36,000 Mainers will lose their Medicare Advantage plans in January as insurers cut offerings nationwide, according to new information collected by the state insurance bureau.

By Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News Staff At least four companies that provide Medicare Advantage plans to older Mainers are cutting the options they offer in the state amid regional rollbacks and federal reductions to Medicare.

Photo courtesy of SeDoMoCha SchoolAPPLE CRUNCH DAY — SeDoMoCha Elementary and Middle School students joined schools and communities across the state for Maine’s inaugural Apple Crunch Day on Oct.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Last month the Dover-Foxcroft Select Board formally approved a letter of intent for the Piscataquis Area Community Center to help the organization seek a Community Business Development Grant with the state’s Community Development Block Grant Economic Development Program.