By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff MILO — Lumbra Hardwoods in Milo is closing this month after 74 years in business.

PORTLAND — Pets are family, and they need emergency plans too.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — April is National Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness and support efforts that strengthen families and build safer, healthier communities.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A former railroad employee who was injured in a 2023 train derailment is suing the company he worked for, claiming it caused his injuries and then unlawfully terminated him.

PARKMAN — The Parkman Grange is pleased to announce that the 24th annual Mother’s Day Tea will be held from 10 a.

AUGUSTA – Game Warden Sgt.

BANGOR —  Bangor Savings Bank has appointed Liz Kohler and John Stebbins to its board of directors, strengthening the Bank’s governance and adding expertise in cross‑sector leadership, workforce development and regional economic growth.

By Dyan McCarthy-Clark SANGERVILLE — Diana Bowley, a seventh generation Sangerville resident, vividly captures her hometown’s history in her new book “Sangerville Over the Centuries: Town of Two Knights”.

GUILFORD — Valley Grange has announced its annual Celebration of Community to be held on Friday, May 15 at the Guilford Grange Hall.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Despite the seasonal return of rain, April and May in Maine often come with an elevated risk of wildfires, according to the Maine Forest Service, who issued a warning on April 10.

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By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, The County Staff A southern Aroostook high school consolidation could meld technical and traditional education to better prepare students for the workforce, school officials said.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — RSU 68 officials have been working on the 2026-27 budget and the proposed spending plan for the next year totals $15,247,396.

By Daniel O’Connor Conservatives are rushing to critique the state’s wording of a ballot question that could ban transgender public school students from sports teams and private spaces that align with their gender identities.

ORONO — Ruth Griffith of Parkman, who is majoring in economics with minors in mathematics and international affairs, is the 2026 University of Maine valedictorian.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A month and a half after the Piscataquis County Commissioners voted to have $10,000 in county opioid settlement money go annually to the non-profit Recovery Wellness Community Center of Sangerville, county officials heard about the impact of the funds during a commissioners meeting on the morning of April 7.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Center Theatre announced that it is looking for an area group or organization to park cars at the 2026 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff The wording of this November’s referendum to ban transgender athletes from girls sports teams has been released.