By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff The illegal introduction of invasive species poses a serious threat to the health of existing native fish populations in Maine’s lakes and rivers.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County’s commissioners agreed during a meeting Tuesday to seek bids for a roof repair project for the sheriff’s office patrol building in Guilford.

GUILFORD — When students come together to network and share ideas about mental health, substance use, and overall well being, schools and communities benefit.

Police in Boston, Massachusetts, have located a Guilford woman missing from Maine since early March.

The Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help finding a Guilford woman who hasn’t been seen since early March.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — In the last few years, Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District’s Tree & Plant Sale has evolved, quite significantly.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Earlier this year Piscataquis County invited students of all ages to design a logo or seal that celebrates the region’s heritage and beauty, which will be used on documents, online, and elsewhere.

BREWER — Northern Light Health is proud to serve Maine’s increasingly diverse residents and visitors.

BREWER — Bangor resident Beverly Fowler keeps track of her congestive heart failure every day through a remote monitoring device that was surgically implanted.

Grade 12, highest honors: Emma Calnan, Samantha Goodwin, Kendall Kimball, and Norah MacMahon; high honors: Gabby Clark, Cadence Clukey, Maximilian Daehn, Melissa Demmer, Jenifer Lonergan, Alexandria Maguire, Abbey Ricker, Katelynn White, Meriel Willey, and Anna Zimmerman; honors: Sydney Grenier, Christina Maguire, Saia Miles, Angelique Pelkey, Maria Pinheiro Velame, Brylee Ricker, Molly Sipple, Gabe Talbot, and Gracie Talbot.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff A Maine-based company that manufactures COVID-19 test and other medical swabs is furloughing more than 250 workers at its Pittsfield facilities due to a lack of demand.

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By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff So, you’re new to Maine and live in a municipality that has an annual town meeting sometime between March 1 and June 30.

Supply chain problems are causing some of Maine’s emergency management agencies to wait months longer than expected for equipment — in some cases, for life-saving tools.

Justina Dill and Wendy Lorigan, teachers at Piscataquis Community Elementary School in Guilford, will be featured presenters at the annual S-T-R-E-T-C-H Your Teaching Workshop to be held on Saturday, March 18 at University of Maine’s Hutchinson Center in Belfast.

By Charlie Eichacker, Maine Public Two credit rating agencies have just lowered their assessments of one of Maine’s biggest health care organizations, Northern Light Health, after it ended last year with an operating loss of more than $100 million because of a variety of staffing and operating challenges.

Credit union representatives from across Maine came together Feb.

MONSON — On Saturday, Feb.