DEXTER — Dexter Regional High School has been named one of 25 finalist schools nationwide to receive a $25,000 prize through T-Mobile’s Friday Night 5G Lights program, a nationwide competition celebrating the power of high school football to bring communities together.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s largest insurer leveled new accusations against one of the state’s largest health care systems just a week before their contract is set to expire.

By Matt Junker, Bangor Daily News Sports Editor The stage at Husson University’s Gracie Theatre in Bangor was the center of the Maine sports universe on Sunday, Sept.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis Environmental Education Collaborative has organized our third annual Green Jobs Fair for area middle school classes.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff CHARLESTON — A 73-year-old man who was sentenced to 35 years in prison died at the Mountain View Correctional Facility on Monday.

By Emmett Gartner, The Maine Monitor When a campfire jumped its ring near a remote northern Maine lake last month, it took Maine forest rangers five days of ferrying resources by boat and digging away vegetation around the resulting four-acre blaze to stop its spread.

By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, The County Staff A recent surge in taxes on long-held generational lands and camps in the state’s unorganized territory threaten Mainers’ ability to hold on to cherished properties.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — More than 330 people gathered in Dover-Foxcroft on Saturday, Sept.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor On Sept.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom HALL OF FAMERS — Foxcroft Academy’s Athletic of Hall Class of 2025 inductees were recognized at halftime of the Sept.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Public School Districts’ Opioid Recovery Trust on Sept.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff It’s an annual New England rite-of-passage: taking a drive through orange and red forests, snapping pictures and appreciating the show that the trees put on in the autumn.

Northern Light CA Dean and Mayo Hospitals are pleased to announce that Jacob Beckwith, Tina Bell and Karen Keene recently graduated from the hospitals’ certified nursing assistant training program.

FREEPORT — Efficiency Maine recently recognized contractors and vendors who have made outstanding contributions to inspire Maine homeowners and businesses to invest in energy efficiency.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Central Maine Power is planning to ask state regulators for permission to raise its rates each year for the next five years starting with a big bump late next year.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Several months after the Piscataquis County Jail failed a Maine Department of Corrections inspection, everything is set after a recent visit.

The Appalachian Mountain Club, the nation’s oldest outdoor recreation and conservation organization, announced that it has completed the acquisition  of the Barnard Forest in Maine’s 100-Mile Wilderness thanks to a transformative $10 million gift from MathWorks, the leading developer of mathematical computing software.

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