By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Nearly 1,000 cases across Maine do not have lawyers assigned.

Bakes for Breast Cancer, the Massachusetts-based non-profit organization dedicated to funding breast cancer researchers and clinicians, is proud to announce its 25th anniversary in 2024 and event dates.

By Kevin Miller, Maine Public More than 350 people submitted proposals for a redesign of the original Maine state flag that will be the subject of a referendum vote this November.

By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library Hey everyone, August has joined the chat! Has summer zoomed by at warp factor 10 or what? Ok, not on those humid days when it meanders like an Altman film.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — There are several reasons why people choose to work in emergency medical services: competitive pay, flexible schedules, job stability, career advancement opportunities, and the potential to save lives during every work shift.

More than $66,000 in Maine Community Foundation grants will help strengthen nonprofit organizations and projects in Piscataquis County.

By Ari Snider, Maine Public Maine saw just over 14,000 business applications last year, about an 8 percent increase from the year before, and the highest on record going back to 2005.

The Sebec Lake Association, together with the Lake Stewards of Maine, will host a plant paddle workshop on Tuesday, Aug.

By Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News Staff A small Maine volunteer group has big plans to rebuild a regional industry in a way they believe will also benefit the environment, particularly soil, and human health.

PORTLAND — The Mitchell Institute, a Maine-based nonprofit scholarship and research organization founded by Senator George J.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff Eight years ago, JD Vance was doing frequent interviews in the wake of “Hillbilly Elegy,” a bestselling memoir that was seen by many as essential to understanding the rising political appeal of Donald Trump.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A nearly $500,000 grant will connect Mainers who are leaving incarceration or who are in recovery from substance use with resources to help them find jobs.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The construction process to move the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center from cramped conditions in the county jail in Dover-Foxcroft into the administrative unit of the sheriff’s office on the first floor of the same building is currently proceeding.

CAMDEN – Camden National Bank announced that nominations are open for the 2024 Leaders & Luminaries Awards.

BANGOR — The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation is pleased to announce that it has awarded over $191,000 in grants to 23 non-profit organizations across Northern New England.

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington proudly announces its dean’s list for the spring 2024 semester.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine is in for a wet Wednesday evening.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Piscataquis and Penobscot County’s first public defender started work on Monday, July 8.