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.

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.

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

GUILFORD — Several weeks after a proposed $9,531,320 SAD 4 budget for the 2025-26 academic year was voted down at the polls for a second time, a district budget meeting on a new spending plan has been scheduled for 7 p.

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 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.

Northern Light CA Dean and Mayo Hospitals are pleased to announce that Jacob Beckwith, Tina Bell and Karen Keene recently graduated from the hospitals’ certified nursing assistant training program.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Several months after the Piscataquis County Jail failed a Maine Department of Corrections inspection, everything is set after a recent visit.

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By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Fall turkey season kicked off on Monday.

GUILFORD — The sports history of Piscataquis Community High School continues to grow with the induction of a pair of athletes, a long-time coach, a long-time contributor and a regional championship golf team as the seventh class in the PCHS Athletic Hall of Fame.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine is expanding access to COVID-19 vaccines.

By Matt Junker, Bangor Daily News Sports Editor The new Hampden Academy athletic director is very familiar with his new school — as an opponent, that is.

DEXTER — Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union recently wrapped up its Project Tiny Toes initiative, a summer-long donation drive that collected essential baby supplies for families in need.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that it had detected what it believes is the state’s first case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis of 2025.