Grade eight, high honors: Joanna Austie, Lili Bisson, Thomas Day Marion Deitz, Jadenne Frigon, Payson, Hall, Jenna Hartford, Samantha Kinney, Joseph Knapp, Madison Sands, Joshua Sinclair; honors: Lily Beauchemin, Teagan Conrad, Corey Goodwin, Kain Niland, Hailey Nutter, David Richards, Kaylyn Dorothy Sargent, Julia Smith, Kristin Thomas, Maddox Weidman, Hunter Whitten.

By Jon Knepp, Thompson Free Library director DOVER-FOXCROFT — Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft is excited to announce that we have received a grant from the Maine State Library totaling over $96,000 as part of MSL’s Remote Work Through Libraries Program.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Demand for foraging workshops are high and for the fifth year, the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District is ready to bring this educational opportunity to our region again.

Congressional funding could be the last hope for an emergency radio overhaul in Piscataquis County.

FORT KENT – The University of Maine at Fort Kent is proud to announce the dean’s list for the spring 2023 semester.

FARMINGTON – The University of Maine at Farmington proudly announces its dean’s list for the spring 2023 semester.

Breastfeeding is more successful when moms and babies are well supported.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A new Piscataquis County logo is about to appear in print as the county commissioners signed the first letterhead with the logo during a meeting on Tuesday morning.

By Braeden Waddell, Bangor Daily News Staff After the Saturday drowning death of 46-year-old Hope man, state officials are warning swimmers to take caution in the water due to the recent rain.

Grade 12, high honors: Justice Batchelder, Ava Benson, Gunnar Berling-Haugh, Cody Chambers, Cameron Chase, Adam Conner, Le Nguyet Anh Jennie Duong, Mackenzie Goodine, Cadence Herrick, Leah Hill, Olivia Hill, Cierra Jackson, Abrielle Kemp, Abigail Knapp, Lauren Martin, Emily McLeish, Kylie Merritt, Rachel Mullis, Ivan Mutafchiev, Kirsten Nakajubi, Khoi Duc Minh David Nguyen, Nghi Phu Phuong Nguyen, Paula Perez Rodrigo, Bach Chi Pham, Carter Pratt, Aliza Pulkkinen, Anna Raynes, Laney Reardon, Carlos Rodriguez Sainz, Shallynn Stevens, Kilian Thaler, Brooke Weston, Destiny Weymouth; honors: Courtney Barnett, Olivia Berce, Hayleah Bjornson-Burgess, Garret Chase, Caden Crocker, Fernando D’Avila Oliveira, Logan Hinson, Jada Lewis, Eduardo Lopez Del Hierro Cabrera, Eion McCloskey, Mateo Mendez Pinillos Ella Molaghan, Bosco Monforte Espallardo, Joseph Nelson, Linh Phuong Jade Nguyen, Nguyen Khoi Nguyen, Candra O’Bar, Zlata Paslon, Lucas Pastor Del Castillo, Jaime Peabody, Brayden Charles Reier, Sage Roberts, Douglas Rowe, Gage Roy, Raven Sawyer, Kiernan M.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature solved a thorny divide over solar policy on Thursday, when both chambers agreed to support industry-backed tweaks that aim to pare back the state’s generous incentives for smaller projects.

Every new baby in Piscataquis County will receive four packages during their first year of life — one for each three-month milestone — as part of a pilot project designed to support the health of parents and infants.

BANGOR — Dover-Foxcroft resident Ashley Buttice was recently named to Husson University Online’s president’s list.

GUILFORD — Seventeen members of the Piscataquis Region Retired Educators Association met June 27 at the Craft Cafe in Guilford.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff A friend recently mentioned that he was stocking the pond at his farm in Newburgh.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Despite a challenging year for banks that saw interest rates rise and distrust grow after Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, Bangor Savings Bank netted nearly $42 million in income during the past fiscal year and will debut a new location and its first-ever credit card suite later this year.

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

By Lor Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff NORWAY  — A 1-megawatt solar farm that will provide electricity to 15 local businesses opened here on June 29, a day after lawmakers debated whether to scale back the incentives that led to it.