DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Economic Development Council is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $500,000 brownfields assessment grant from the U.

Each year, the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District recognizes an individual or organization whose impressive efforts and contributions make positive impacts in our county for natural resource conservation.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Floating camps are a growing problem, according to those who steward the state’s waters for the people of Maine.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff U.

MILO — Now that the SAD 41 School Board has done its work on the proposed 2025-26 school year budget, the public will have its opportunity to vote on the finances.

By Steve Mistler, Maine Public State Auditor Matt Dunlap says he’s exploring a bid for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat, raising the prospect that Democratic U.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff The Trump administration has cut $35 million in grants to help Mainers with digital skills and online safety.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Proponents of the push to require a photo ID to vote have filed a challenge against the state over the referendum language that will appear on Mainers’ ballots this fall.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine won’t have to worry about the possibility of splitting into two area codes for at least 20 years.

Photo courtesy of Maine Highlands Federal Credit UnionFOOD DONATIONS — Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union held its annual meeting on April 21 at the Ridge View Community School in Dexter.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff U.

MILO — On Sunday May 18 the Harrigan Learning Center and Museum will be opening for the season.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The committee working on the project to improve the Piscataquis County emergency radio system is getting ready to finalize the request for proposals, County Manager Mike Williams told the county commissioners during a meeting on Tuesday morning.

By Bill Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Former Gov.

By Emily Bader, The Maine Monitor The counties and municipalities that receive a direct share of the settlement funds from opioid manufacturers, distributors and retailers have spent less than half of the money paid out so far, a Maine Monitor survey found.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Former Gov.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health will get $49 million in delayed reimbursement for its COVID-19 pandemic response, U.

By Jo Easton, Bangor Daily News Staff The Bangor Daily News and The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, the nonprofit publisher of The Maine Monitor, are launching a new partnership to strengthen journalism for Maine.