CAMDEN — Camden National Bank was named to Forbes 2023 World’s Best Banks List for the third consecutive year, ranking in the top 20 of U.

DEXTER — On Friday, April 14, Dexter Regional High School students took time to recharge, connect with peers and staff, and learn about the resources available to them at a Mental Health Day coordinated by the school’s Positive Action Team.

In what may be the most visible indicator of how far we have come in the response and management of COVID-19, Northern Light Health is ending the universal masking policy statewide.

SANGERVILLE — Earlier this year Gordon Contracting of Sangerville was awarded a $17.

Northern Light Health is committed to being a sustainable organization that aims to reduce our contribution to climate change.

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to announce the Spring 2023 Michael Wilson Scholars.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Two corrections officers at the Piscataquis County Jail received recognition Tuesday for saving the life of an inmate who had overdosed on opioids.

By Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County residents are calling for the resignation of Andre Cushing, the chairperson of the Penobscot County commissioners, after he failed to recuse himself from voting in favor of giving a business associate a nearly $50,000 contract to lobby on behalf of the county.

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Fuel, hydraulic fluid and engine oil has saturated soil and is moving into nearby Moose River near the freight train derailment in rural Somerset County, Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection confirmed Tuesday.

The Baxter State Park Authority announced the appointment of Kevin Adam as park director.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County’s commissioners decided Tuesday to shift millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief money from an emergency radio overhaul to HVAC system upgrades at the jail.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis Regional Food Center, home of the Dover-Foxcroft Area Food Center, teamed up with Northern Light Mayo Hospital on Tuesday to provide free blood pressure screenings for Food Center shoppers.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Anah Shriners will be holding no cost screening clinics to any child that is in need of care in the following areas: Scoliosis, burn care, Spina Bifida, orthopedics, Cerebral Palsy, cleft lip/palate, pediatric surgery, spinal cord injury, sports injuries/fractures and more.

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Engine diesel fuel from the train derailment in rural Somerset County Saturday is reportedly leaking into a nearby stream and Brassua Lake.

Grand opening/ribbon cutting on Thursday MILO — On April 13 GreenLife, a new recreational cannabis dispensary located at 19 Park Street, opened its doors.

DEXTER — A month after the Dexter Town Council amended its ordinance on marijuana businesses to permit medical marijuana facilities and adult use marijuana products manufacturing facilities, another proposed change is being brought forward.

SKOWHEGAN — Skowhegan Savings held its 153rd annual corporators meeting last week reporting assets of $775 million, after originating 1,600 loans for $134 million in 2022.

Maine’s third attempt at a rural regional high school is in jeopardy if the four districts involved cannot get state help to pay for an engineering study.