By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Driving home the other evening, I noticed the leaves have turned quite a bit, and it reminded me of something I like to do every year.

As Maine ushers in October and, with it, cooler weather and brilliant foliage, the month will also mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Crisp nights and changing leaves means it’s time to start thinking about getting a flu shot.

By Molly Enking, Maine Public Despite some rain this week, areas of extreme and severe drought continue to spread across the state, according to the U.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health is firing back at Anthem, accusing the state’s largest private insurer of undermining the mediation process.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Select Board formally approved a letter of intent for the Piscataquis Area Community Center to help the organization seek a Community Business Development Grant with the state’s Community Development Block Grant Economic Development Program, with the motion made during Monday night’s meeting.

The Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce has announced that Eli’s Market of Guilford has been selected as the 2025 Piscataquis Business of the Year.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s largest insurer leveled new accusations against one of the state’s largest health care systems just a week before their contract is set to expire.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis Environmental Education Collaborative has organized our third annual Green Jobs Fair for area middle school classes.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff CHARLESTON — A 73-year-old man who was sentenced to 35 years in prison died at the Mountain View Correctional Facility on Monday.

By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library October swings back and forth like a pendulum.

By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, The County Staff A recent surge in taxes on long-held generational lands and camps in the state’s unorganized territory threaten Mainers’ ability to hold on to cherished properties.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — More than 330 people gathered in Dover-Foxcroft on Saturday, Sept.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor On Sept.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom HALL OF FAMERS — Foxcroft Academy’s Athletic of Hall Class of 2025 inductees were recognized at halftime of the Sept.

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

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Public School Districts’ Opioid Recovery Trust on Sept.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff It’s an annual New England rite-of-passage: taking a drive through orange and red forests, snapping pictures and appreciating the show that the trees put on in the autumn.