By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Mainers are evenly split on whether to change the state flag back to something similar to the original pine tree design, according to the first public poll on the November referendum.

By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff The heating aid program that helps many Mainers heat their homes opened up in July, but it is expected to run out before winter’s end.

AUGUSTA — Gov.

GREENVILLE — No decisions will be made until a future meeting of the Greenville Select Board, but the municipal skating rink is in need of some upgrades in order to keep the outdoor facility on Pritham Avenue near the Greenville Consolidated School open during the cold months of the year.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine home sales rose in August despite buyers encountering fewer properties on the market.

The fall season is here, which means it’s time to start thinking about getting a flu shot.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff Republican Austin Theriault has a narrow lead on Democratic U.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff A beverage truck crashed early Thursday morning, Sept.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The construction process to move the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center from cramped conditions in the county jail in Dover-Foxcroft into the administrative unit of the sheriff’s office on the first floor of the same building has been proceeding and is nearing completion.

By Erin Rhoda, Bangor Daily News Staff Investigations into the Oxford County sheriff over the last year drew public attention to how he traded guns from the evidence room to a local gun store without seeking permission from the original gun owners, keeping financial records of the deal or telling officials responsible for finances about it.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Reaching the home stretch of a 2nd Congressional District race viewed as a toss up, both U.

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff Turns out, people really love “shopping” at the dump.

GREENVILLE — Moosehead Caring for Kids Foundation had a very successful fundraising year closing with a sold out community concert at Bartley’s Center Cove Events featuring Whisky Dan Williams, who opened for The Mallett Brothers Band, on Aug.

PARKMAN — Somerset and Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation Districts are teaming up to bring a pond construction and management workshop to this area.

CAMDEN — Camden National Corporation (“Camden National”) (NASDAQ: CAC), the bank holding company for Camden National Bank, and Northway Financial, Inc.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Highlands announces the launch of its newly redesigned website, themainehighlands.

By Tim Obrey, Moosehead Lake Region fisheries supervisor GREENVILLE —We are sitting pretty at First Roach Pond with 6.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff The National Rifle Association endorsed state Rep.