By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine saw home sales increase in May, making it the fourth straight month of growth after more than two years of a steady decline in the state’s housing market.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Solar subsidies and storms will drive another round of electric rate hikes hitting most Mainers on July 1, though the effects will differ depending on where you live.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff If there’s one thing to learn at the height of summer, it’s that heat waves can seriously affect your health.

By Nick Song, Maine Public Spending by tourists in Maine increased by 23.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Soon after walking into the gymnasium for a mid-morning assembly on the final day of school on June 14, SeDoMoCha School Principal Adam Gudroe found himself in a sticky situation.

Contributed photo NEW COUNTY FLAG — The new Piscataquis County flag is raised by Sheriff Robert Young, Chief Deputy Todd Lyford, and Deputy Kyle Wilson during a ceremony on Flag Day (Friday, June 14) at the county campus in Dover-Foxcroft.

Anna Shaw Buck Prize for Excellence in Written Spanish: Marceli Cerek Ben Sue Dow Memorial Scholarship: Jackson Smith Blue Collar Scholarship: Devin Henderson  C.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Police departments across Maine have seized hundreds of pounds of marijuana during the last year in dozens of illegal grow house raids.

MONSON — The Lily Cat recently completed a renovation of the building’s second floor, adding insulation, heat, and air conditioning.

WATERVILLE,— Thomas College announces local undergraduate students named to the spring 2024 honors list: Miles Gadwah and Olivia McCorrison of Charleston and Zachary Warren of Monson.

BANGOR — CourageLIVES and Saint Andre Home are pleased to announce that Executive Director Carey Nason has been named a 2024 National Reaching Rural Fellow.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — SeDoMoCha Elementary and Middle School had its last combined Student and Staff in the Spotlight Assembly on June 4.

DEXTER — With help from various community partners, students in the Building Trades program at Tri-County Technical Center will soon be able to apply what they have learned in the classroom in the real world as they are part of a crew to construct a family home on Main Street Hill.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The economic value of Maine’s lakes to the state economy has more than doubled in 25 years, according to a University of Maine study being released in June.

MONSON — A Piscataquis County town has promoted its interim manager, who has worked for the municipal office since 2018, to town manager.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Piscataquis Regional Food Center announces a new funding initiative in response to a 200 percent rise in program registration in the first year.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners approved a $175,000 increase to the 2024-25 Unorganized Territory budget during a meeting on Tuesday, June 4.