Maine adults seeking to pursue college have a new option to jumpstart their education with support from their local Maine adult education program.

Nominations are now open for the 2022 County Teachers of the Year and 2023 Teacher of the Year.

The Maine State Legislature has recently announced a new opportunity for Maine residents to temporarily defer collection of homestead property taxes.

By David Marino Jr.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Regional School Unit 68 has cut its required isolation time for COVID-19-positive students and staff members from 10 days to five, based on new guidance from the Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners agreed in September to provide $7,000 to the town of Brownville for a slope study.

Programs that assist older Maine people with transportation received a total $141,000 in grant funding in 2021 through the Maine Charity Foundation Fund and three donor-advised funds at the Maine Community Foundation.

The Piscataquis County Extension Association annual meeting will be held online Monday, Jan.

The Piscataquis County United Bikers of Maine have had a busy year for 2021.

Tisbury Manor has published a book! Our chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution had been working on the “Revolutionary War Patriots Buried in Piscataquis County” for what seems like many years.

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MONSON — The town of Monson in Piscataquis County is seeking a new town manager following the departure of Daniel Swain, who resigned in mid-October after nearly four years at the town office.

AUGUSTA – The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) and the Maine Department of Education (DOE) announced further revisions to the Maine CDC’s public health guidance for responding to a positive case of COVID-19 in schools.

Two Maine school districts filed a federal lawsuit this month against consulting firm McKinsey & Company, claiming the firm’s work for opioid makers fueled an epidemic that harmed children and increased the cost of special education.

By Lauren Abbate, Bangor Daily News Staff Higher prices and limited inventory made 2021 another tough year for Mainers trying to find an affordable place to live.

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff The days of sub-3 percent mortgage rates will end next year as the Federal Reserve tries to combat inflation, making it more expensive to buy a home but only slightly cooling Maine’s hot real estate market, experts say.

By Sam Schipani, Bangor Daily News Staff If you have ever grown garlic in Maine, you likely have David Fuller to thank.

This January, Healthy Living for ME is kicking off 2022 with several new workshop sessions.