The red carpet was rolled out on the evening of March 3 as more than 1,000 credit union industry representatives gathered in the ballroom of the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Washington, D.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff A bill that would have eliminated year-round hunting of coyotes was voted ought-not-to-pass Monday afternoon, March 17 by the Legislature’s Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

GUILFORD — The Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce is pleased to partner with the Moosehead Lake Region Economic Development Corp and Eastern Maine Development Corp to bring the 2025 Piscataquis County Job Fair to Guilford this year.

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine residences that have installed heat pumps are seeing up to 60 percent savings compared with fossil fuels on their average yearly energy bills, according to a new study released by a nonprofit energy efficiency group.

GREENVILLE – Friends of Wilson Ponds Area, Inc.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff The state of Maine is violating people’s Constitutional rights by not providing them lawyers in a timely fashion, a March 7 court ruling said.

GORHAM — The University of Southern Maine would like to congratulate a number of students named to the fall 2024 dean’s list, for attaining a grade point average of 3.

By Kaitlyn Budoin, Maine Public A federal judge has denied Attorney General Aaron Frey’s request to reinstate Maine’s 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases while the case is appealed.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The importance of lake trout management in Moosehead Lake has driven state biologists to find a better way to monitor the fish.

People who have received a chronic, life-altering or life-limiting diagnosis can live their best life with the help of Northern Light Palliative Care, and there have been recent changes in the delivery of palliative care.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff People who have been charged with crimes must be released from jail after 14 days if the state of Maine fails to provide a lawyer within that time, according to a new court order issued March 7.

By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, The County Staff AUGUSTA — A group of Maine lawmakers has proposed rolling back legislation passed last year that prohibited unauthorized paramilitary training.

GREENVILLE — The Greenville Planning Board is considering several zoning changes to allow some properties to be used for different purposes than are currently permitted.

GREENVILLE — The Greenville Select Board last week approved a series of land use ordinance amendments that change how far away a structure must be from the property lines in certain sections of town.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Although President Donald Trump held off on March 6 on an anticipated order to dismantle the U.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine voters will decide this fall whether to adopt a “red flag” law.

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By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, one of the state’s leading labor Democrats, on Friday confirmed long-running speculation that he is exploring a run for governor.