By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff MAXFIELD — A town in Penobscot County is taking the next step toward dissolving next month.

By Daniel O’Connor, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine consistently ranks as one of the most rural states in the nation, with more than 60% of the population living far from a major city.

GUILFORD — Talking about death won’t kill you! Pine Tree Hospice will host a monthly Death Café beginning Sunday, Dec.

By Molly Enking, Maine Public The U.

MONSON — Looking for the perfect homemade Christmas gift or a pair of socks or a hat for yourself? Stop by Monson’s Kris Kringle’s Market on Saturday, Dec.

GREENVILLE – The Northern Forest Center, Appalachian Mountain Club and other local recreation providers invite the public to the second Moosehead Outdoor Summit on Wednesday Dec.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — When Kelly and Peter Dennis bought their more than 8,100-square-foot house on Sebec Lake in Dover-Foxcroft in 2021, they didn’t plan on owning the largest estate on the lake.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Investors behind 111 solar energy farms in Maine filed a lawsuit on Nov.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Select Board accepted the Villages Project Main Street Feasibility Study during a Nov.

WESTBROOK — October marked the return of Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger’s annual $100,000 Ending Hunger Challenge.

MILO — Milo Garden Club members and guests outdid their bidding at the Nov.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Foxcroft Academy Key Club is hosting its 5th Annual Festival of Stockings on Saturday, Dec.

A longstanding tradition in the region’s schools continued earlier this month as the Valley Grange of Guilford provided all area third graders with a dictionary through the Dictionary Project and the Grange’s Words for Thirds program.

By Wendy Watkins, Bangor Daily News Staff A new documentary detailing 50 years of black bear research in Maine was released Nov.

By Chris Bouchard, The County Staff ALLAGASH — Thanks to a new program, nearly a hundred St.

By Wendy Watkins, Bangor Daily News Staff  CHARLESTON — An inmate at Mountain View Correctional Facility died shortly before 10 p.

GREENVILLE — Greenville Code Enforcement Officer Ron Sarol will be leaving the position early next month.

GREENVILLE — The Greenville Planning Board is looking to finalize a proposed revision to the town’s land use ordinance by including a new definition pertaining to motorsports businesses.