BANGOR – As part of its ongoing commitment to enhancing the well-being of the communities it serves, the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation has awarded $470,000 to Maine and New Hampshire-based nonprofit organizations; $247,500 will be granted this year, while another $222,500 will be distributed in the form of multi-year grants.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Shortly after Santa and Mrs.

MONSON – Veteran arts administrator Chantal Harris has been hired to be the new director of Monson Arts.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – To coincide with Dover-Foxcroft Hometown Holidays,  the Piscataquis County Democrats gave out hot cocoa and cookies at their North Street office from 3-6 p.

By Jessica Piper and Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Maine Republicans will look to repeal recent Democratic abortion-rights expansions if they return to power in Augusta after the 2022 midterms, particularly if the U.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – A standoff between police and a barricaded subject in Dover-Foxcroft has ended, said Shannon Moss, a spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety.

GARLAND – A two-story house in Garland was left destroyed after a fire ripped through the wooden structure Thursday night.

Christmas season is already in full swing — especially at Maine tree farms.

DEXTER — In large part to reward faculty and staff for all their efforts for students and families during the pandemic, SAD 46 will start its holiday break several days earlier than originally scheduled.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Mountain View Correctional Facility’s Correctional Trades Supervisor Corey Hill and his work crew have been working diligently through the pandemic to construct the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District’s Outdoor Educaiton Classroom at their public land, the Law Farm.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscatquis County’s 2022 budget and 2022-23 unorganized territory budget are likely to increase by 5.

CASTINE — Maine Maritime Academy’s annual Academic Achievement Awards ceremony was held on Nov.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — RSU 68 students will be starting their holiday break later this month several days early, as the school board adjusted the last day of classes to be Friday, Dec.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff The crime rate in Penobscot County was the highest in the state last year for the second year in a row, according to statistics released this week by the Maine Department of Public Safety.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Each month the SeDoMoCha School recognizes “Students in the Spotlight” celebrating pupils from kindergarten to grade 8 who teachers and staff have determined best demonstrate a specific positive attribute or characteristic chosen for the timeframe from the Habits of Mind (a set of life skills for educators and parents).

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Tuesday, Dec.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff A nearly two-month-old COVID-19 outbreak at the Penobscot County Jail is preventing nearly two dozen inmates from being transferred to state prisons so they can complete their sentences there.

By The Associate Press PORTLAND — A ski mountain is set to remove a derogatory term for Native American women from its name — two decades after state law eliminated the slur from names of communities and public landmarks.