PORTLAND – Residents of Maine’s most rural areas will soon have access to ultra-high-capacity, high-speed broadband technology, thanks to the launch of Trailrunner Broadband Internet’s first high-speed wireless broadband network.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The construction process to move the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center from cramped conditions in the county jail in Dover-Foxcroft into the administrative unit of the sheriff’s office on the first floor of the same building has been proceeding and is nearing completion.

BREWER — Northern Light Health has eliminated the use of the anesthetic gas desflurane throughout its hospitals.

By Tracey L.

Observer photo/Stuart HedstromROAD LOCOMOTIVE — CPKC’s Puffer Belly Express, which visits communities across the CPKC network to help raise awareness of rail safety, travels up Davis Street on Saturday, Aug.

MILO — Two months ago Milo officials learned about an opportunity to work with the Maine Department of Transportation on a Village Partnership Initiative to develop a vision for the downtown — any binding obligation would be made in the months to come.

GREENVILLE — For most of the year the Greenville Planning Board has been working on an affordable housing density ordinance to be in compliance with state regulations — LD 2003 “An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions.

By his own admission, Travis Wallace of Greenville is — with the possible exception of Tiny Tim — he most unlikely musical artist imaginable.

MILO — Though there are no official records, other than fond memories shared by long-time Milo Garden Club members, the annual summer fair has brought blossoms and fun to attendees for over 50 years.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Floating camps are popping up more and more in Maine’s lakes, ponds and rivers.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A new $6,000 solar subsidy charge in the monthly Versant Power electricity bill for Milo Chip may force the factory to close, its office manager said.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Saturday, Sept.

MONSON — The 2025 calendar is now available at the Monson Historical Society Museum on Wednesdays from 10 a.

GREENVILLE — A full field of area golfers spent a memorable day at the beautiful Mount Kineo Golf Course on Aug.

By Leigh Tass, Bangor Daily News Staff CHARLESTON — The Maine Department of Corrections reported an inmate died at the Mountain View Correctional Facility Saturday, Aug.

This month, thousands of students across Maine will bid farewell to the lazy days of summer as they return to school.

By Paul Koenig, Bangor Daily News Staff U.

GORHAM – The University of Southern Maine would like to congratulate students named to the spring 2024 dean’s list.