By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Police in Maine must be sure someone has waived their constitutional rights to a lawyer before continuing to question them, the state’s highest court ruled.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Several days before the first meeting of the budget committee on Thursday Sept.

By Annie Rupertus, Bangor Daily News Staff A monthslong, public dispute between one of Maine’s largest health care providers and one of the country’s largest insurance companies has left tens of thousands of patients in limbo as a Sept.

PORTLAND — September is National Preparedness Month and the American Red Cross of Northern New England urges everyone to protect their loved ones by getting their households ready now.

The Executive Committee of the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council is seeking nominations for the annual Warren “Pete” Myrick Community Service Award, to be presented at the annual meeting of PCEDC on Monday, Oct.

By Yasmeen Khan, The Maine Monitor Jane, a pseudonym The Maine Monitor is using to protect her identity, was the breadwinner of the family, but her husband obsessively monitored their finances.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health announced Tuesday that it is seeking to enter mediation with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, the state’s largest insurer.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health has reached a deal with a Maine-based insurer to lower costs for policyholders.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff The number of felony cases pending in Penobscot County has more than doubled compared with five years ago as courts struggle to keep up with the growing number of cases.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff More Mainers are overpricing their home, often causing them to sit on the market longer and ultimately reducing the homeowners’ profits, according to local real estate agents.

By Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News Staff For the second time in several years, Bobbi Jo Chambers is hauling water from the river.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff The average cost of a single family home in Maine now stands at $425,000, the latest data show.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health announced Friday, Aug.

MILO — With the contract signed with Sheridan Construction Corporation of Fairfield, work will begin soon on the $7.

MILO — On Monday, Sept.

MILO — A week after voters approved an $11,500,911 SAD 41 budget for 2025-26 by a single vote at 151-150, Milo residents approved using $190,000 from fund balance to cover the increase in the town’s share of the school budget.

Northern Light Health President and CEO Timothy Dentry announced upcoming leadership transitions at Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland, Northern Light CA Dean Hospital in Greenville, Northern Light Mayo Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft and the Northern Light Health Foundation.

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