DOVER-FOXCROFT — Just over three weeks before the start of classes on Wednesday, Aug.

BOWERBANK — Every five years Bowerbank Days returns to the community of 100-plus citizens and more seasonal residents on the shores of Sebec Lake and in 2024 the festival features events in the village on the evening of Friday, Aug.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Several bills the Maine Legislature passed into law this session related to boats, ATVs, snowmobiling, invasive species and hunting will go into effect on Aug.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — DOVER-FOXCROFT — For four years Piscataquis County and municipal emergency officials have been working to update outdated infrastructure and long-running problems with the county’s radio communications for emergency personnel.

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DOVER-FOXCROFT — SeDoMoCha School students recently had the opportunity to catch up on academics from the previous year, keep up on literacy and math skills for when classes resume later in the month, and take part in a number of activities in the 6-week 21st Century Summer Program.

By Michael Shepherd and Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — The state flag design that Mainers will decide on this November is similar to the one that flew from 1901-09, featuring a mostly photorealistic pine tree at the center of a buff background alongside a blue star.

By Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News Staff Last Saturday night, a rock band performed on the wooden stage of the Trenton Grange, built a century ago to host secret, ritual-based meetings for local farmers.

LEWISTON — Jacob Raynes of Dover Foxcroft recently graduated from Bates College with a major in economics.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Babysitting is a rewarding way for pre-teens and teens to gain valuable work experience and earn extra money.

MONSON — Twelve members of the Piscataquis Region Retired Educators Association and two guests met July 23 at the Lakeshore Pub in Monson for the monthly meeting.

SEBEC — Galyna and Ambrose Lovely have opened Belle Boulangerie in quaint Sebec Village.

By Paula Brewer, The Star-Herald Staff A Maine heating and cooling company will soon open its northernmost location in Aroostook County.

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By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife wants to hear from anyone who uses Maine’s woods, whether it’s for hunting or recreation.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine saw home sales fall in June, snapping a four-month climb.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Guilford woman was found guilty on July 25 of stealing more than $700,000 from a Medford company over a period of three years.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The new school year will be here before we know it, and there’s a lot to think about: school supplies, healthy lunches and snacks, required vaccines, bedtime routines, and more.