By Murray Carpenter, Maine Public After a series of electricity rate hikes, some Maine ratepayers will see some relief starting in January.

Photo courtesy of SeDoMoCha School IN THE SPOTLIGHT — The SeDoMoCha School recently held its October Student in the Spotlight assembly.

Piscataquis County’s commissioners face big decisions about which area groups to fund with next year’s budget projected to be up nearly 9 percent.

BREWER — For nursing students living in some of Maine’s more rural regions, receiving education and training once required a lot of travel, with commutes often exceeding 45 minutes one way.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s deer biologist said Monday he expects the harvest to be less than last year’s all-time high, but more than the 10-year average of 29,000.

AARP Foundation is currently recruiting passionate people throughout Maine to join its Tax-Aide volunteer team for the 2024 tax season.

By Kaitlyn Budion, Maine Public Maine’s outdoor economy grew by more than 16 percent from 2021 to 2022, according to the U.

The Finance Authority of Maine presented Camden National Bank with the “Lender at Work for Maine” award at its 40th Anniversary Celebration.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Catch the holiday spirit at the Thompson Free Library from 9:30-11:30 a.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Lawmakers will consider rolling back strict new rules requiring Mainers to disconnect fossil fuel-burning furnaces and boilers to claim the largest heat pump incentives.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A Maine law that prohibits making certain types of threatening statements is likely unconstitutional following a U.

DOVER–FOXCROFT — After opting to table a decision on a project to relocate the dispatch center from cramped conditions in the Piscataquis County Jail in Dover-Foxcroft into the administrative unit of the sheriff’s office in Guilford, the Piscataquis County Commissioners opted to go with the low bid of three during a meeting on Nov.

Piscataquis County’s two hospitals will once again hold community holiday tree lightings to honor and remember friends, family members, and caregivers.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Foxcroft Academy International Club students are holding an Italian dinner to raise money for a planned trip to Madrid, Spain, next April.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Bear Hill Road home belonging to a Dover-Foxcroft police officer and family was destroyed by a fire on Sunday, Nov.

To help make the holiday season brighter for food insecure residents across the state, Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger is bringing back its Holiday Meals for Mainers initiative.

AUGUSTA — Northern Light CA Dean Hospital and Nikki Chadwick, RN, MSN, CPHQ, a healthcare leader from Northern Light Mayo Hospital were among a handful of organizations and individuals honored as Rural Healthcare Community Stars at a National Rural Health Day ceremony at the State House on Nov.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Economic Development Council is pleased to announce its choice for the 2023 Warren “Pete” Myrick Award, Christopher Maas of Dover-Foxcroft.