By Annie Rupterus, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County will begin live streaming its opioid funds committee meetings as it works to finalize an application to distribute millions of dollars it’s receiving from national litigation over the opioid epidemic.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff The average cost of a single family home in Maine now stands at $425,000, the latest data show.

By Chris Bouchard, The County Staff Mel Allen didn’t know anyone in Maine when he first arrived in 1970.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health announced Friday, Aug.

Northern Light Health President and CEO Timothy Dentry announced upcoming leadership transitions at Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland, Northern Light CA Dean Hospital in Greenville, Northern Light Mayo Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft and the Northern Light Health Foundation.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff CAMBRIDGE — A Bangor woman has been charged with arson after allegedly setting fire to something outside a home in the Somerset County town of Cambridge.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff DEXTER — A Dexter man allegedly assaulted his 7-month-old child earlier this month.

See if your name was selected by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife for the 2025 antlerless deer permit lottery.

BANGOR – Penquis C.

GUILFORD — For the second time in as many months, a proposed $9,531,320 SAD 4 budget for the 2025-26 academic year is being brought before voters.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff A 6-acre sporting camp near Maine’s 100 Mile Wilderness with numerous cabins is for sale for $1.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor The dry conditions in Maine mean that people enjoying the outdoors should use extra care to avoid starting a forest fire.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — As residents of Dover-Foxcroft eagerly wait for their local Dunkin’ to reopen, owners Ed and Colleen Bailey have been working around the clock to complete renovations they began just a couple of weeks ago, a project investment of over half-a-million dollars to improve the building and grounds of the West Main Street location.

GREENVILLE — Northern Light CA Dean Hospital, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Piscataquis County and Highland Area Gleaners invite the community to attend a free produce pop-up market on Wednesday, Aug.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Median home sale prices in every Maine county have more than doubled in the last decade, housing data show.

By CBS 13 DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Jail has met the deadline set by the Maine Department of Corrections to provide a corrective action plan following numerous violations.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office has turned on its body-worn and dashboard cameras about a year after first installing the devices.

By Daniel O’Connor, Bangor Daily News Staff At least a dozen Maine school districts still don’t have budgets as they stare down the end of a summer marred by taxpayer frustration and look desperately for cuts to satisfy voters.