By Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News Staff The group that represents more than 100 Maine cities and towns will be the new owner of a shuttered trash plant in Hampden.

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff Former U.

AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Labor and Department of Education have launched a new student career discovery dashboard that presents data on in-demand jobs and wages in a manner that is accessible to students in grades 6-12.

By Callie Ferguson, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine State Police is planning to reorganize its police force as part of changes that reflect the agency’s law enforcement priorities and delegation of manpower.

GUILFORD — Kids with disabilities in Piscataquis County can experience the freedom and fun of Pine Tree Camp this summer right in their own backyard.

BROWNVILLE — The Brownville Junction High School Alumni Association has awarded scholarships to children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of members of the group since 1983.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Earlier this year town officials and residents in and around Piscataquis and Penobscot counties formed a broadband coalition to deal with ongoing poor internet connectivity.

MILO — A slightly adjusted proposed 2022-23 SAD 41 budget totaling $10,818,490 was approved during the annual district budget meeting in the Walter “Eddie” Oakes Gymnasium at the Penquis Valley School on Monday.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commission is contributing $10,000 toward a project that will bring 25 miles of bike trails to the Moosehead Lake region.

A county with virtually no treatment centers for opioid addiction had the second worst fatal overdose rate among rural counties last year in Maine.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School DEXTER — Front, from left, Cally Gudroe, Lily Brown, Emma Paige, and Caitlyn Chabot.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff If even a lone officer is on the scene of a school where there’s an active shooter inside harming students, that officer is going inside.

Just in time for National Hunger Awareness Month, Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger is launching a 30-day, $100,000 challenge beginning June 1 to raise money for Good Shepherd Food Bank, local community food pantries, and meal sites.

MILO — The annual Black Fly Festival returns with a day of events on Saturday, June 4 with the public invited to join in a day of fun and festivities.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Frequent travel to Bangor for class can be a barrier to earning a nursing degree.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The founder of Tradewinds Markets plans to demolish and rebuild a convenience store and gas station in Dover-Foxcroft as the new owner of the property.

By Lia Russell and Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff On Wednesday morning, May 25, Christina Caron dropped her children off at school in Bangor.