The Executive Committee of the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council is seeking nominations for the annual Warren “Pete” Myrick Community Service Award, to be presented at the annual meeting of PCEDC on Monday, Oct.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff CHARLESTON — A 63-year-old man who was sentenced to 30 years in prison died at the Mountain View Correctional Facility on Aug.

By Yasmeen Khan, The Maine Monitor Jane, a pseudonym The Maine Monitor is using to protect her identity, was the breadwinner of the family, but her husband obsessively monitored their finances.

GUILFORD — For the second time in several months, a proposed $9,531,320 SAD 4 budget for the 2025-26 academic year is being brought to a referendum vote in the six district communities.

By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, The County Staff New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt is speaking out against the recent detention of a Bangor-born Wabanaki elder’s Canadian fiancee at the U.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health announced Tuesday that it is seeking to enter mediation with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, the state’s largest insurer.

By Tim Obrey, Moosehead Lake Region regional fisheries supervisor Normally, I would be writing to let you all know what to expect for fall flows in the rivers around the Moosehead Lake Region.

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

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health has reached a deal with a Maine-based insurer to lower costs for policyholders.

By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, The County Staff A well-known, Bangor-born Wabanaki elder whose fiancee lives in Canada is raising the alarm about what they say has been harsh and disrespectful treatment by U.

By Wendy Watkins, Bangor Daily News Staff A man who was reported missing early Saturday, Aug.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff The number of felony cases pending in Penobscot County has more than doubled compared with five years ago as courts struggle to keep up with the growing number of cases.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff PARKMAN — The Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the public’s help finding a “large amount of solar panels” that were allegedly taken from a solar farm site in Parkman.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff CHARLESTON —  An inmate at the Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston died on Sunday.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The SeDoMoCha School will be participating with the Community Eligibility Program under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs for the 2025-26 school year.

PRESQUE ISLE — Four area students were among the 1,411 at the University of Maine at Presque Isle have been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester, according to Dr.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff More Mainers are overpricing their home, often causing them to sit on the market longer and ultimately reducing the homeowners’ profits, according to local real estate agents.

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