By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Hunters are playing a critical role in the state’s ability to track the spread of insect-borne diseases in Maine.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff U.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff When Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry noted in 2004 that he voted for military funding before he voted against it, then-President George W.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Roughly 40,000 pounds of pet food and other supplies arrived in Hampden on Sept.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Northern Light Mayo Hospital is applying to the Maine Board of Emergency Medical Services to license Northern Light Mayo Hospital as a transporting service at the EMT level, permitted to provide care at the paramedic level on some calls, with a primary service area of Abbot, Athens, Atkinson, Barnard Twp, Blanchard Twp, Bowerbank, Bradford, Charleston, Corinna, Corinth, Dexter, Dover-Foxcroft, Elliottsville Twp, Exeter, Garland, Guilford, Kingsbury Plantation, Monson, Parkman, Ripley, Sangerville, Sebec, and Willimantic.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff A mosquito-borne disease has been found in three more Maine counties.

SANGERVILLE — Each year, the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District honors a volunteer that has helped us carry out our mission of building resilient, sustainable farms and forests through education, technical services, demonstration, and stewardship.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Mainers are evenly split on whether to change the state flag back to something similar to the original pine tree design, according to the first public poll on the November referendum.

By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff The heating aid program that helps many Mainers heat their homes opened up in July, but it is expected to run out before winter’s end.

AUGUSTA — Gov.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine home sales rose in August despite buyers encountering fewer properties on the market.

The fall season is here, which means it’s time to start thinking about getting a flu shot.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff Republican Austin Theriault has a narrow lead on Democratic U.

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.

By Erin Rhoda, Bangor Daily News Staff Investigations into the Oxford County sheriff over the last year drew public attention to how he traded guns from the evidence room to a local gun store without seeking permission from the original gun owners, keeping financial records of the deal or telling officials responsible for finances about it.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT – A Sangerville woman who was indicted on charges of manslaughter and aggravated criminal operating under the influence has received a 12-year sentence.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Reaching the home stretch of a 2nd Congressional District race viewed as a toss up, both U.

GUILFORD — The regular season is underway for fall high school and middle school sports across Maine.