AUGUSTA — Mainers have responded to the Maine Connectivity Authority’s broadband survey by the thousands, but five counties are lagging behind: Androscoggin, Franklin, Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Sagadahoc.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County’s commissioners agreed during a meeting Tuesday to seek bids for a roof repair project for the sheriff’s office patrol building in Guilford.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Tuesday, March 14 SeDoMoCha Middle School celebrated Pi Day with an assembly in the gym.

GUILFORD — When students come together to network and share ideas about mental health, substance use, and overall well being, schools and communities benefit.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Abigail Knapp of Dover-Foxcroft, a senior at Foxcroft Academy, has been selected to receive the 2023 MPA Principal’s Award.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Foxcroft Academy Key Club is hosting its second annual trivia night on Saturday, March 18 at 6 p.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — In the last few years, Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District’s Tree & Plant Sale has evolved, quite significantly.

ORONO — Conservationist and author Ken Olson has donated his professional papers to Fogler Library at the University of Maine, complementing materials the state’s largest library holds relating to the environment, resource conservation and policy in Maine and elsewhere.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Earlier this year Piscataquis County invited students of all ages to design a logo or seal that celebrates the region’s heritage and beauty, which will be used on documents, online, and elsewhere.

BREWER — Northern Light Health is proud to serve Maine’s increasingly diverse residents and visitors.

Photo courtesy of SeDoMoCha School The SeDoMoCha School of Dover-Foxcroft had its Students in the Spotlight assembly on Feb.

BREWER — Bangor resident Beverly Fowler keeps track of her congestive heart failure every day through a remote monitoring device that was surgically implanted.

Grade 12, high honors: Justice Batchelder, Olivia Berce, Gunnar Andreas Berling-Haugh, Cody Chambers, Adam Conner, Caden Crocker, Le Nguyet Anh Jennie Duong, Mackenzie Goodine, Leah Hill, Olivia Mae Hill, Logan Edward Hinson, Cierra Lyn Jackson, Abrielle Kemp, Abigail Knapp, Jada Lewis, Lauren Elizabeth Martin, Emily McLeish, Kylie Merritt, Bosco Monforte Espallardo, Rachel Mullis, Ivan Evgeniev Mutafchiev, Kirsten Tendo Nakajubi, Joseph Alan Nelson, Nghi Phu Phuong Nguyen, Nguyen Khoi Nguyen, Zlata Paslon, Bach Chi Pham, Carter Jackson Pratt, Anna Elizabeth Raynes, Laney M.

MONSON — Monson residents approved using American Rescue Plan Act funds for broadband installation and an electric vehicle charging station.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff So, you’re new to Maine and live in a municipality that has an annual town meeting sometime between March 1 and June 30.

Supply chain problems are causing some of Maine’s emergency management agencies to wait months longer than expected for equipment — in some cases, for life-saving tools.

MONSON — Monson Free Public Library has been awarded an $11,000 Conservation for All grant from the Maine Community Foundation to further develop an outdoor gear library.

SHIRLEY — After losing our trail sled to fire we now have a replacement Expedition.