By Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News Staff At least 36,000 Mainers will lose their Medicare Advantage plans in January as insurers cut offerings nationwide, according to new information collected by the state insurance bureau.

Cooperative Dexter-PCHS girls basketball team planned GUILFORD — Two days after a $9,501,135 2025-26 SAD 4 budget was voted down at the polls via a 327-297 count across the six district communities, the fourth time a proposed spending plan did not pass in the district, a revised budget was approved by the school board during an Oct.

By Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News Staff At least four companies that provide Medicare Advantage plans to older Mainers are cutting the options they offer in the state amid regional rollbacks and federal reductions to Medicare.

Paul Davis of Sangerville was selected Maine County Commissioner of October in honor of his community service by Spirit of America Foundation’s Maine Chapter.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health is now under new leadership.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff BINGHAM — Maine’s highest court heard arguments on Oct.

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry has received 105 applications for the first round of the newly established Maine Trails Program grant cycle, reflecting the trail community’s commitment to outdoor recreation.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Buying a home in Maine is an expensive investment, but plenty of costs arise in the months and years after move-in day.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Politics Editor Mainers can vote early by absentee ballot at all municipal offices starting Monday through the rest of October ahead of the state’s Nov.

SANGERVILLE — The Northern Light Health Center in Sangerville is hosting Northern Light Mayo and CA Dean Hospitals’ final Produce Pop-Up Market of the season on Wednesday, Oct.

Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union is currently collecting donations of food to support local backpack programs.

SANGERVILLE — Several days after an accident with minor injuries at the intersection of Main Street (Route 23) with the Douty Hill Road and Pleasant Street, Sangerville officials heard from residents living nearby about their concerns over the location during an Oct.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Sixty-plus volunteers and their family members gathered on Saturday, Sept.

PORTLAND — During Fire Prevention Week (Oct.

Breast cancer can be detected through a mammogram up to three years before patients can feel any changes.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff WATERVILLE — Nearly all of the candidates seeking to become Maine’s next governor rubbed shoulders in a Waterville hotel on Thursday morning, Oct.

GUILFORD — For the fourth time in five months, SAD 4 residents will head to the polls to vote on a budget for the 2025-26 academic year.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield have extended their contract for another month, the parties said in a joint statement on Oct.