BANGOR — Penquis announced that it has received a grant of $50,000 from NeighborWorks America to support Penquis’ Financial Capability Program.

AUGUSTA – As the new school year begins, 71 schools across Maine — including Dexter Regional High School — launched their first year of implementing the BARR (Building Assets, Reducing Risks) model with students and staff.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff The board that would oversee Maine’s electric distribution system under Question 3 on November’s ballot would add a unique layer to our politics, creating a new political entity whose members would represent large and divided areas.

By Paul Bagnall, The Star-Herald Staff PRESQUE ISLE — More than 70 fire departments turned out for the 59th annual Maine State Federation of Firefighters Convention that featured a Saturday parade down Main Street in Presque Isle.

By Joyce Kryszak, The Maine Monitor A late summer breeze whispered through the soaring pines surrounding Andy Foss’ home on the shore of Gardner Lake in Washington County, where he sits reflecting on his more than a quarter-century of public service as a law enforcement officer.

AUGUSTA — In an effort to mitigate customer impacts from  recent spikes in motor vehicles damaging utility poles, Central Maine Power is further utilizing certain repair strategies, some of them new.

CAMDEN – Camden National Bank announced that Matthew Witten has joined the company as senior vice president, director of information security.

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University congratulates the following students on being named to the summer 2023 president’s list.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff CHARLESTON — The Maine Department of Corrections stated Sept.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR — Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office deputies will have body-worn and dashboard cameras starting next year.

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Jessica Folsom has joined leading financial security company Northwestern Mutual – Manchester, N.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff An Atkinson man has been indicted for his role in a 2022 crash on Interstate 95 in Waterville that left a woman dead.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A few days into the start of classes, RSU 68 school board members learned more about the opening week of school from administrators during a meeting at the superintendent’s office building on Tuesday evening.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Democratic Committee raised over $1,000 at fairs throughout the summer with their raffle of a Pelican kayak.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners selected ABM Mechanical, Inc.

The 2023 County Teachers of the Year want to share your amazing stories! During the 2023-24 academic school year, the 2023 CTOYs will collect and share positive stories from Maine educators to elevate the teaching profession and connect with a variety of audiences.

GREENVILLE — Pilots from across Maine and the country are expected to attend the popular International Seaplane Fly-In from Sept.

By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, Houlton Pioneer Times Staff The Maine Land Use Planning Commission will hold a three-day public hearing on a Canadian junior mining company’s rezoning application for the Pickett Mountain Mining Project, despite objections from intervening parties.