By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Proponents of the push to require a photo ID to vote have filed a challenge against the state over the referendum language that will appear on Mainers’ ballots this fall.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine won’t have to worry about the possibility of splitting into two area codes for at least 20 years.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The GFWC/Miosac Club held its last meeting of the year with 10 members present.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — In anticipation of the June Dover-Foxcroft municipal elections, the Highlands Regional Chapter of the League of Women Voters of Maine is hosting a nonpartisan Meet the Candidates Forum on Saturday, May 17 from 10 a.

Photo courtesy of Maine Highlands Federal Credit UnionFOOD DONATIONS — Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union held its annual meeting on April 21 at the Ridge View Community School in Dexter.

This May Northern Light Health joins the national movement to raise awareness about mental health and promote mental and emotional wellness during Mental Health Awareness Month.

District budget meeting set for May 27 DOVER-FOXCROFT — The RSU 68 Board of Directors approved a proposed $14,995,969 budget for the 2025-26 academic year during a meeting Tuesday evening at the SeDoMoCha School.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On May 6 Foxcroft Academy held a special ceremony to announce the outstanding scholars of the Class of 2025 at its annual Rose Award ceremony.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — A dump truck rolled over in Dover-Foxcroft on Tuesday evening.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The committee working on the project to improve the Piscataquis County emergency radio system is getting ready to finalize the request for proposals, County Manager Mike Williams told the county commissioners during a meeting on Tuesday morning.

By Bill Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Former Gov.

By Emily Bader, The Maine Monitor The counties and municipalities that receive a direct share of the settlement funds from opioid manufacturers, distributors and retailers have spent less than half of the money paid out so far, a Maine Monitor survey found.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On a rainy, dreary Saturday in April, the volunteers of Pine Tree Hospice presented the group’s 29th Variety Show and created a little sunshine at the Center Theatre for the 100 attendees.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Center Theatre for the Performing Arts is producing Rogers and Hammerstein’s classic musical “Oklahoma!”  According to Patrick Myers, the Center Theatre’s executive director, it will be the biggest musical at the theatre in years.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Former Gov.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health will get $49 million in delayed reimbursement for its COVID-19 pandemic response, U.

By Jo Easton, Bangor Daily News Staff The Bangor Daily News and The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, the nonprofit publisher of The Maine Monitor, are launching a new partnership to strengthen journalism for Maine.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine officials are asking federal authorities for leniency on the upcoming Real ID requirements after finding that fewer than half of travelers at the state’s largest airport had the updated identification.