By Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News Staff For the second time in several years, Bobbi Jo Chambers is hauling water from the river.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff The average cost of a single family home in Maine now stands at $425,000, the latest data show.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health announced Friday, Aug.

Northern Light Health President and CEO Timothy Dentry announced upcoming leadership transitions at Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland, Northern Light CA Dean Hospital in Greenville, Northern Light Mayo Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft and the Northern Light Health Foundation.

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GUILFORD — For the second time in as many months, a proposed $9,531,320 SAD 4 budget for the 2025-26 academic year is being brought before voters.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor The dry conditions in Maine mean that people enjoying the outdoors should use extra care to avoid starting a forest fire.

By CBS 13 DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Jail has met the deadline set by the Maine Department of Corrections to provide a corrective action plan following numerous violations.

By Daniel O’Connor, Bangor Daily News Staff At least a dozen Maine school districts still don’t have budgets as they stare down the end of a summer marred by taxpayer frustration and look desperately for cuts to satisfy voters.

By Annie Rupertus, Bangor Daily News Staff A longtime employee of the Bangor Daily News will take over as the newspaper’s president, chief operating officer and treasurer on Sept.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners are asking that a proposed $25,000 agreement for fire and ambulance coverage with the Millinocket Fire Department in the nearby Piscataquis County Unorganized Territories be reconsidered.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — A prescription for one inmate was used to provide medication to three people and inaccurate counts of medications that are controlled substances are among the errors at the Piscataquis County Jail, according to its recent failed inspection.

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington proudly announces its dean’s list for the spring 2025 semester.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County must stop taking inmates at its jail and move boarded inmates to their original facilities after the jail failed an inspection last month.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor For the second time this summer, wildfire smoke from Canada has rolled into Maine, creating a gray haze that dulls the usual clarity of our summer skies and sends air quality readings into unhealthy territory.

By Yasmeen Khan, The Maine Monitor Johnnie Walker, director of housing and shelter services at Partners for Peace, has worked at the domestic violence resource center for 25 years.

SANGERVILLE — Sangerville officials have set a $13.