By Paul Koenig, Bangor Daily News Staff The Bangor Daily News was named the state’s best daily newspaper for the second year in a row at the Maine Press Association’s annual conference Saturday in South Portland.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2026 fiscal year county budget and 2026-27 fiscal year Unorganized Territory budget at 6 p.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Food stamps won’t be issued in Maine, or any other state, starting next month.

By Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News Staff Numerous rivers in eastern and northern Maine have dropped to record low levels this month or are approaching them as the driest conditions in the state in more than 20 years keep getting worse.

The Piscataquis Observer’s Stuart Hedstrom picked up a total of eight awards among the state’s smaller weekly publications division from the Maine Press Association in the 2025 MPA Better Newspaper Contest, announced on Oct.

MILO — On Oct.

By Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News Staff At least 36,000 Mainers will lose their Medicare Advantage plans in January as insurers cut offerings nationwide, according to new information collected by the state insurance bureau.

By Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News Staff At least four companies that provide Medicare Advantage plans to older Mainers are cutting the options they offer in the state amid regional rollbacks and federal reductions to Medicare.

MILO — The resignation of one of Brownville’s representatives to the SAD 41 Board of Directors was accepted during a school board meeting at the Penquis Valley School on Oct.

Paul Davis of Sangerville was selected Maine County Commissioner of October in honor of his community service by Spirit of America Foundation’s Maine Chapter.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health is now under new leadership.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff BINGHAM — Maine’s highest court heard arguments on Oct.

MILO — Triple Goddess Wellness, a unique blend of café, boutique and apothecary, is redefining  what it means to be a local community hub.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Buying a home in Maine is an expensive investment, but plenty of costs arise in the months and years after move-in day.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Politics Editor Mainers can vote early by absentee ballot at all municipal offices starting Monday through the rest of October ahead of the state’s Nov.

Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union is currently collecting donations of food to support local backpack programs.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Sixty-plus volunteers and their family members gathered on Saturday, Sept.

PORTLAND — During Fire Prevention Week (Oct.