By David Dahl, The Maine Monitor A Republican lawmaker said the state’s top social services agency “deserves all the scrutiny we can muster” in light of a Maine Monitor investigation that found eight people in public guardianship died under unusual circumstances.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff The backlog of criminal cases in Penobscot County is slowly easing after a spike caused by COVID-19 — but still remains among the highest in the state when compared with pre-pandemic numbers.

SEBEC — Jimmy Mike Mauzy is turning 80 and once again his birthday is being celebrated with a whoopie pie sale and yard sale at the historic Sebec Reading Room, 665 Sebec Village Road in the village of Sebec, on Saturday, Sept.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Northern Light Health Centers in Corinth, Dexter, Dover-Foxcroft, Milo, and Sangerville encourage adults to get vaccinated against the flu at one of their upcoming flu vaccination clinics.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Four farm animals in Piscataquis County have died after apparently contracting a mosquito-borne virus.

In its third and most expansive year yet, the Mini-Grants for Outdoor Learning Program has helped over 30,000 students from schools in every county in Maine get outside the classroom and into the natural world.

By Julia Bayly With thousands of miles of snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle trails in Maine crossing privately owned acres, the potential for friction between landowners and recreational riders is always there.

MEDFORD — State and local officials attended the dedication of Veterans Memorial Park in Medford on Aug.

MILO – Several weeks into the start of classes for the 2023-24 academic year, SAD 41 school board members learned about the start of school from district administrators during a Sept.

AUGUSTA — Maine’s 2023 County Teachers of the Year cohort launched a new #LoveMaineSchools campaign to coincide with the start of the new school year.

BANGOR — Penquis announced that it has received a grant of $50,000 from NeighborWorks America to support Penquis’ Financial Capability Program.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff The board that would oversee Maine’s electric distribution system under Question 3 on November’s ballot would add a unique layer to our politics, creating a new political entity whose members would represent large and divided areas.

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University congratulates the following students on being named to the summer 2023 president’s list.

The Penquis Prevention Council is offering community workshops to help prevent or reduce the risk of child abuse and neglect in our community.

The 2023 County Teachers of the Year want to share your amazing stories! During the 2023-24 academic school year, the 2023 CTOYs will collect and share positive stories from Maine educators to elevate the teaching profession and connect with a variety of audiences.

MILO — Three Rivers Kiwanis’ sixth annual Cruise-In and parade will be from 10 a.

HOLDEN — Maine Masonic Charitable Foundation and local Maine Masonic Lodges provide bicycles for students to win, simply by reading books.

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