MILO — A proposed 2025-26 budget of just more than $11.

By Steve Mistler, Maine Public Maine’s federal defender and court-appointed attorneys are sounding the alarm about a dire funding shortfall that they say could mean delayed trials for indigent clients.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Someone earning minimum wage needs to work 61 hours a week to afford a modest one-bedroom apartment in Maine.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A train engineer is suing Canadian Pacific Railway, saying the company should have known there was a high risk that tracks would be washed out before a train derailment in rural Maine nearly three years ago.

MILO — Though the 2024-2025 monthly meetings of Milo Garden Club have ended, plans for spring and summer events continue to grow.

By Rose Lundy, The Maine Monitor A new law expands who is eligible for charity care in Maine while federal Medicaid cuts are expected to push tens of thousands off public insurance.

PRESQUE ISLE — Northern Maine Community College has announced its dean’s list for the spring semester, recognizing 239 students for their outstanding academic achievements.

MILO — The price for the new Milo Public Safety Building has been reduced by more than $900,000 to get within the $7.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The new fiscal year has just begun, but Piscataquis County officials have started preliminary work on the 2026 Piscataquis County budget and the 2026-27 Unorganized Territory budget.

By Annie Rupertus, Bangor Daily News Staff Despite seeming to be in free fall for months, Northern Light Health insists it’s not looking to sell its hospitals — and experts say the health care system can avoid that drastic step if it acts quickly.

Grade 12, high honors: Skyler Brennan, Lucas Chai, Adelie Chaullier, Kyle Curtis, Abigail Davis, Makayla Ferris, Kalea Gahagan, Lydia Gauvin, Sara Giovanardi, Tristan Goodwin, Brenan Grant, Abel Gunn, Kayla Hatt, Rylee Heal, Samantha Lane, McKenzie McMahon, Haylee Newman, Savannah Spencer, Whitnee Stone; honors: Jimmy Annance, Gavin Chase, James Chenkin, Lily Coons, William Hemenway, Wyatt Ladd Ahreanna Sawyer.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff The “nerdy” changes within Penobscot County’s criminal justice system are what District Defender Logan Perkins is most proud of during her first year on the job.

MILO — Several weeks after SAD 41 residents voted down a proposed $11,907,487 budget for 2025-26, a revised figure of just over $11.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff While the number of homes for sale in Maine is growing, real estate agents from across the state aren’t seeing that trend extend to rustic waterfront camps.

By Stuart Hedstrom, Staff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — While property owners in the Unorganized Territory await their tax bills for the 2025-26 fiscal year, Piscataquis County officials are doing likewise.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff New rates for Central Maine Power and Versant Power customers went into effect July 1.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health’s warning of coming changes without providing details is creating a mood of uncertainty about its future, an expert said.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health is warning of coming changes at the health care system — but says no hospitals will be closed.