By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff A referendum to ban transgender athletes from girls sports teams has qualified for Maine’s November ballot.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff The district attorney for Penobscot and Piscataquis counties won’t seek reelection after holding the position for nearly 40 years.

Three members of the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office have filed to run to succeed Sheriff Robert Young.

By Daniel O’Connor The proportion of Mainers registered to vote as Republicans has grown in the past five years in a warning sign for Democrats trying to maintain control over Augusta.

By Molly Enking, Maine Public Despite normal snowfall this winter, Maine remains in a years-long drought with record low stream flow, which puts the state at below normal flood risk this spring, according to the Maine Emergency Management Agency.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Emma Alden, a senior at Foxcroft Academy, has been selected to receive the 2026 MPA Principal’s Award.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — RSU 68 officials are continuing work on the 2026-27 budget, a spending plan that currently is up by $246,444 with a 4.

Sarah Curtis of Dover-Foxcroft and Pam Goulette of Guilford have joined the Maine Community Foundation’s Piscataquis County Committee.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The SeDoMoCha School hosted a special assembly on Feb.

Grade 12, high honors: Serenity Elizabeth Adams, Emma Grace Webb Alden, Madyson Armstrong, Alexis Marie Burdin, Shannon Chartier, Seunghyun Jason Cheon, Addie Day, Keaten Dale Eakright, Sadie Jane Estes, Tanyon R.

By Christoper Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Students from Piscataquis County will have the opportunity to earn a degree from Husson University tuition free.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — An early spring tradition is returning to Foxcroft Academy, the 2026 Maple Sunday Pancake Breakfast hosted by the Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Club in collaboration with Foxcroft Academy and the FA Key Club.

By Wendy Watkins, Bangor Daily News Staff The American Red Cross will discontinue mobile blood drives across northern Maine effective in July, according to a statement from the organization.

By Matt Junker, Bangor Daily News Sports Editor Foreign exchange students.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — After several Piscataquis County officials visited the Sangerville location last week and hearing from Recovery Wellness Community Center Program Manager Alan Burgess during a Tuesday morning county commissioners meeting, the commissioners voted to have $10,000 in county opioid settlement money go annually to the non-profit center.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Foxcroft Academy Key Club presents its 6th Annual Trivia Night from 6:30-9 p.

WinterKids, a Maine based nonprofit, is proud to announce the top three winning schools from this year’s WinterKids Winter Games, a statewide outdoor learning challenge that engaged 104 schools and 10,687 students across Maine.

By Annie Rupertus, Bangor Daily News Staff The first transgender woman to compete for the Miss Maine USA title will soon be the first person to represent Maine at a national pageant for trans women.