FORT KENT – The University of Maine at Fort Kent celebrated the next generation of healthcare professionals during the 41st annual nurse pinning ceremony May 8 at the UMFK Sports Center.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff A Maine judge on Thursday upheld Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ decision to remove a conservative referendum that would ban transgender girls from competing on female scholastic sports teams from the November 2026 ballot.

Photo courtesy of TCTC TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL CENTER — National Technical Honor Society students at Tri-County Technical Center in Dexter are front, from left, Vera Alexander, Baylee Pacjard, Bayleigh Wiggins, Kaydance Robichaud, Lily Geary, Adalea Gudroe, Mellesse Grant, Annabelle Peakes, Peyton Dodge, Justyce Hart, Paige Jaundreau, Joshua Standing-Hathaway, Kaeliegh Jay, Elliott Szarowski, Ezekiel Bermudez, Cooper Snowman, Caseigh McDonough and Lance Glidden.

On Saturday, June 20, Adam Smith of Dexter will play disc golf for 24 hours straight at Black Stream Disc Golf on Burrough Road in Sangerville.

SANGERVILLE — With a Sangerville Fire Department tanker truck off the road due to a failed inspection, town officials are looking into how to proceed.

DOVER-FOXCROFT To approve a 2026-27 municipal budget totaling $10,337,82? Yes No 666 405 To enact a floodplain management ordinance? Yes No 627 429 To enact a land use ordinance amendment? Yes No 633 236 To approve the Lincoln Street bridge rehabilitation $2.

By Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News Staff A species of tick that carries viruses and can cause red meat and dairy allergies in people it bites is approaching Maine, but when large numbers will arrive here to stay remains a question mark for experts.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Many Maine hunters and outdoor enthusiasts own wooded property.

SANGERVILLE — The Recovery Wellness Community Center, 20 Douty Hill Road, will host a  benefit Color Run Walk/Run at 10 a.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Summer’s approaching arrival in Maine means more people will be headed up to their camps — or wishing they had one.

BANGOR – Northern Light Health is proud to recognize June as Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, a time dedicated to increasing awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia while promoting strategies for lifelong brain health.

SANGERVILLE — Sangerville Town Manager Brian Mullis is back on the job after being on medical leave for much of 2026.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff A version of this story was published ahead of the 2022 election.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County will repair Ski Resort Road leading up Big Moose Mountain.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Friends of Community Fitness proudly hosted its annual grade 4 fishing event for students from Piscataquis Community Elementary School on May 19 at Kiwanis Park.

Photo courtesy of Sanford GilesGARLAND OBSERVANCE — An estimated 25 people made up the rainy Memorial Day gathering in Garland, not counting those in vehicles, who came to show their respects for those who gave their lives for their country.

GUILFORD — Voters in the Guilford-area school district approved a proposed 2026-27 $9.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor People actually plan their vacations to Maine around black fly season.