By Kim Brawn To paraphrase poet Nicholas Gordon: In October, witches come true; wild ghosts escape from dreams.

By Callie Ferguson, Bangor Daily News Staff A former teen who was incarcerated at two Maine youth prisons has sued the Maine Department of Corrections, claiming staff repeatedly used excessive force against him and placed him in solitary confinement for behavior related to his disabilities.

AUGUSTA — On Monday, Sept.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff Few groups in Augusta have been as interesting over the last few years as the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The JD Foundation is having its sixth annual Walk/Run to Wake the Silence on Saturday, Oct.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Home sales were down again in August as the median price of a single-family home increased nearly 10 percent since the same time last year.

Contributed photo LIFETIME OF SERVICE — Dover-Foxcroft Fire Chief Joe Guyotte, pictured with family members during a surprise presentation, was recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 58th Maine State Federation of Firefighters Convention in Fryeburg, which was held Sept.

NEWRY – The Maine Forest Products Council awarded A&A Brochu Logging with the organization’s Outstanding Logger Award at its 62nd Annual Meeting on Sept.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — WorkHealth, LLC, partners with employers to provide occupational health services that support employees’ ability to safely perform their specific duties and job functions.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Fall foliage is starting to peek out in some places as temperatures become more consistently cool across the state.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Commissioners gave conditional approval to a snowmobile club and wilderness trust group that want to repair several abandoned roads in an unincorporated township and make them accessible to snowmobilers and pedestrians.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — For six and a half decades, Harold “Doc” Sherman was a stalwart of the Kiwanis Club of Dover-Foxcroft.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional Food Center and Dover-Foxcroft Area Food Cupboard announce their intention to unify under the PRFC name at the end of 2022.

SANGERVILLE — Each year, the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District recognizes and honors a cooperator (land manager) in Piscataquis County who has implemented exceptional conservation practices on their land.

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff Sure, it’s still summer, but cold weather is coming.

DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — Dover-Foxcroft could finally see a 2003 downtown revitalization plan flourish in a new partnership with the Maine Department of Transportation.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Thompson Free Library is excited to announce that we have received an Emergency Connectivity Fund grant through the Federal Communications Commission.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce this year’s recipient of the Business of the Year award is Pat’s Pizza of Dover-Foxcroft and Milo.