SANGERVILLE — Some of Sangerville’s 1,300 residents say their historic town hall, built in 1901 and known for its striking stained glass windows, captures the town’s character and should be saved.

BANGOR — Penquis and Eastern Maine CA$H are again providing free tax preparation services to eligible households at sites in Penobscot, Piscataquis, Waldo, Hancock, and Washington counties.

BREWER — Northern Light Health organizations from Portland to Presque Isle will “Go Red for Women,” encouraging employees and all Mainers to wear red on Friday, Feb.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom CANCER FOUNDATION BENEFIT — The Dexter Regional High School girls basketball team lines the court — with reserves wearing commemorative warm-up shirts — for the National Anthem prior to a girls/boys doubleheader between the Tigers and host Piscataquis Community High School of Guilford on Jan.

As a financial institution invested in their communities and neighbors, Acadia Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce they will award $6,000 in scholarships to area high school seniors.

Photo courtesy of Piscataquis County Democrats FOOD DRIVE — The Piscataquis County Democrats will have a food drive at party headquarters at 25 North Street in Dover-Foxcroft from 10 a.

Northern Light Mayo and CA Dean Hospitals are pleased to welcome new members to their Boards of Trustees.

Nonprofit organizations in Piscataquis County may be eligible for grants from the Maine Community Foundation’s Community Building Grant Program.

Photo courtesy of KC’s Country Store BIGGEST DEER — KC’s Country Store of Parkman has announced that Leah Gallant, 13 of Fairfield, is the winner of the 2022 youth biggest deer contest.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County is inviting students of all ages to design a logo or seal that celebrates the area’s heritage and beauty, and one that officials can use on documents, business cards and in other places.

Nominations are now open for the 2023 County Teachers of the Year and 2024 State Teacher of the Year.

ORONO — State food safety specialist and UMaine alumnus Jason Bolton has been named associate dean at University of Maine Cooperative Extension.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Zachary Brandmeir is the first independent to serve as a Penobscot County Probate Court judge.

GUILFORD — On Sunday, Dec.

Adrienne Clarke of Dover-Foxcroft and Suzannah Sinclair of Greenville are the newest members of the Maine Community Foundation’s Piscataquis County Grantmaking Committee.

By WGME An internal power failure at two data centers for the 911 call system temporarily affected 12 of 24 public safety service organizations in Maine on Jan.

DOVER-FOXCROFT— A Dover-Foxcroft family with a newborn is without a home after a fire consumed their two-story house just days into the new year.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff The Bangor region’s largest health care system will turn to a national company to manage most behind-the-scenes administrative functions, in one of Northern Light Health’s latest money-saving moves to bounce back from the financial toll of the COVID-19 pandemic.