A wind and rain storm that left nearly 420,000 across Maine without power knocked out electricity across Piscataquis County and the surrounding areas Monday into Tuesday and beyond for some, forcing schools and businesses to close, and flooded many roads including some of the major travelways.

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

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The major snowmobile trail that connects Jay, Wilton and Farmington likely will not be fixed for this season of sledding, according to the head of the Maine Snowmobile Association.

PORTLAND — A new 2023 AARP Fraud Watch Network report is highlighting the ways criminals target consumers during the holiday season.

By Emily Bader, The Maine Monitor The Maine Recovery Council on Dec.

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Photo courtesy of Foxcroft Academy FESTIVAL OF STOCKINGS DONATION — Because of the tremendous support from area businesses, organizations, and community members this past weekend, the Foxcroft Academy Key Club had 57 stockings for their third annual Festival of Stockings.

BANGOR – After a week of intense weather across Maine, U.

Grade eight, high honors: Lexi Bjornson-Burgess, Harloe Boulier, Effie Brochu, Sophia Day, Ava Dunton, Jaedon Haack, Ryleigh Herbest, Charles Johnston, Alicen Kane, Kendall Killam; honors: Jack Gallagher, Mason Hachey, Miles Luellen, Keeten Maioriello, Annabelle Turgeon.

There is little published research about Maine’s canids (red foxes, gray foxes, and coyotes).

Grade 12, high honors: Ashton Russell Ade, Bao Ngoc Gia Bach, Gage Beaudry, Huyen Khai Khloe Bui, Noah Linwood Cavanagh, Cassandra Rose Crockett, Olivia Phyllis Gage, Shane Gallo, Hilary Elizabeth Howard, Niksa Jasovic, Ella Rose Glennon Kazmierczak, Aleksander Action Krause, Ming Fou Lao, Richard Liu, Kemsley Marsters, Kailey Elizabeth McLaughlin, Hunter Daniel Monahan, Danea Obratov, Samantha Paige Ossenfort, Aubry Paradis, Zachary Lee Peirce, Anh Phuong Pham, Wyatt Ellis Rayfield, Dominic Alexander Redmond, Gabriel Soren Saunders, Owen E.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff The ground may be covered in several inches of snow, but disease-carrying ticks are still active, the Maine CDC announced on Dec.

Piscataquis County commissioners decided Tuesday to cut $20,000 from the county’s largest funded nonprofit and override some of the budget committee’s decisions regarding two county departments.

MONSON — The Maine State Police will be honoring Corp.

Penquis and Blueberry Broadcasting have launched their annual Christmas is for Kids program.

By Patrick Whittle, The Associated Press The population of a beloved Maine bird, the common loon, dipped for the second straight year, but wildlife surveyors said they are heartened by an increased number of the bird’s chicks.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The SeDoMoCha School recently held the November Student in the Spotlight assembly and recognized the Staff in the Spotlight recipient and nominees.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers who are shopping for health insurance for themselves or their families should exercise caution.