PORTLAND — Uprise Partners, a leading cybersecurity and IT managed services provider, announced it has launched its Kineo Technology Platform, an integrated technology foundation that powers all of the company’s managed IT services.

By Annie Rupertus, Bangor Daily News Staff The first transgender woman to compete for the Miss Maine USA title will soon be the first person to represent Maine at a national pageant for trans women.

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DEXTER — With longtime Superintendent Kevin Jordan retiring at the end of June, the search to find the next superintendent of AOS 94 has begun.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Staff The 19th annual Moosehead Togue Derby took place this past weekend, drawing anglers from across the region.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — SeDoMoCha Elementary and Middle School hosted a special schoolwide assembly on Jan.

By Daniel O’Connor Each period as they filter into her English class, Emilie Throckmorton’s students at Bangor High School must line up their phones within a metal box by the door.

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

DOVER-FOXCROFT — This month Piscataquis Regional Food Center is marking the anniversary of the opening of the Food Center marketplace, which first welcomed shoppers on Feb.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High SchoolSTUDENTS OF THE MONTH – Dexter Regional High School is pleased to announce the January Students of the Month as selected by the faculty and staff for being exemplary students.

By Judith Meyer, The Maine Monitor AUGUSTA — Members of the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government voted unanimously to table a bill intended to provide bankruptcy protection to Maine counties and municipalities Feb.

By Daniel O’Connor Republicans already have a crowded primary in one of the most conservative parts of Maine, with four candidates running to represent Bangor-area towns and all of Piscataquis County in the state Senate.

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County Commissioners accepted the terms of a loan offer of up to $16 million — just weeks before the county was set to run out of cash.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff A Bangor mail carrier was arrested and charged with operating under the influence after his mail van was seen driving erratically.

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DOVER-FOXCROFT — RSU 68 is projected to have a bit more in state subsidy for next year’s budget.

Observer file photoWILDERNESS SLED DOG RACE — Musher Thomas Carroll guides his pack of sled dogs as their ears flop in the wind during the 2022 35-mile race in Greenville.

Northern Light Health recently presented Jane Hibbard-Merrill and Charlie Merrill with the 2025 True North Philanthropy Award.