By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff Within the span of an hour last week, Doug Dunbar had driven down dozens of Bangor streets to deliver prepaid cellphones and help someone refill a propane tank needed for heating.

MILO — The Three Rivers Kiwanis 8-Ball Pool League has been playing for nine years.

By Aislinn Sarnacki My first day downhill skiing at Big Moose Mountain started with a magic carpet ride and concluded with a hot chocolate.

The 19th annual Moosehead Lake Togue Derby will run from 12:01 a.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff For years, Maine’s most rural county has seen the most homes sold per capita in the state, and real estate still changes hands in the middle of winter.

BRISTOL, Rhode Island — Laney Reardon of Dover-Foxcroft has been named to the fall 2025 dean’s list at Roger Williams University.

ALLAGASH — Campsites along the historic Allagash Wilderness Waterway underwent improvements in 2025 thanks to an ongoing partnership between the state of Maine and the Northern Forest Canoe Trail.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Staff Jada Wyman caught her first brook trout Jan.

MILO — Mid Maine Dental Hygiene LLC will welcome the community to its new location with an open house from 10 a.

RANDOLPH CENTER, Vermont — Vermont State University is pleased to recognize Maia Shahin of Guilford for earning a place on the president’s list for fall 2025.

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County will use an online diversion program this year to keep people out of its overcrowded jail.

HAMPDEN — Dozens of volunteers representing Kiwanis New England & Bermuda District 2, made up of 11 clubs from Augusta north to Milo/Brownville and Greenville, and high school Key Clubs from across the region came together on Saturday morning, Jan.

Maine students are kelp farming in Belfast, making honey to study pollinator health in Bath and studying why the Bloomfield School in Skowhegan is home to one of the largest colonies of endangered cliff swallows in Maine.

Photos courtesy of Milo Elementary School FAMILY LUNCH — Milo Elementary School hosted a Parent/Family Member Lunch on Jan.

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff HAMPDEN — The Hampden Town Council approved a proposed agreement to offset a new jail’s impact on taxpayers if Penobscot County builds it in the town.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Ice fishing derby season is underway across Maine.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — SeDoMoCha Schools are proud to be participating in the WinterKids Winter Games, competing on the competitive track against schools across the state of Maine while representing Piscataquis County.

MILO — Penquis Valley Middle/High School science teacher Christopher Bessey and visual arts teacher Sasha Bladen have been nominated for National Life Group’s 2025-26 LifeChanger of the Year award.