DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Foxcroft Academy Key Club is hosting its 5th Annual Festival of Stockings on Saturday, Dec.

A longstanding tradition in the region’s schools continued earlier this month as the Valley Grange of Guilford provided all area third graders with a dictionary through the Dictionary Project and the Grange’s Words for Thirds program.

By Wendy Watkins, Bangor Daily News Staff A new documentary detailing 50 years of black bear research in Maine was released Nov.

By Wendy Watkins, Bangor Daily News Staff  CHARLESTON — An inmate at Mountain View Correctional Facility died shortly before 10 p.

By Kevin Miller, Maine Public Nearly half of Maine’s registered voters participated in this year’s November election, which was much higher turnout than during the past two off-year elections.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Although a deal has been reached to end the government shutdown that jeopardized SNAP benefits for thousands of Mainers, heating aid and other assistance programs are still feeling the impact of a lack of federal funding.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Program grant cuts to six organizations in the proposed 2026 Piscataquis County budget have been restored by the Piscataquis County Commissioners.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers can now renew their Real ID through an online portal.

Early detection is one of the best ways to improve lung cancer survival.

WATERVILLE — The Maine Health Care Association and the Maine Long Term Care Ombudsman Program  honored 20 long-term care workers with the Excellence in Long Term Care Award at Thomas College’s Spann Student Commons.

Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District works to protect, promote and conserve this county’s natural resources.

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a Point32Health company, and Northern Light Health are working together to bring affordable, high-quality health care coverage for those living in Maine.

Penquis was selected to receive a $1,000 grant by BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The GFWC/Miosac Club met Nov.

GUILFORD — The future of the Guilford-based school district remains uncertain as officials weigh multiple possibilities.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff An earthquake rattled the ground near Dover-Foxcroft on Sunday morning, Nov.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s median home price fell in September for only the second time since 2019.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff CHARLESTON — A 63-year-old man who was sentenced to six years in prison died after recently being released to supervised community confinement from the Mountain View Correctional Facility.