By Troy R.

BREWER — Jerry Packard, a longtime guide in the Sebec Lake region and the fourth generation operator of Packard’s Camps, was recently presented with the Wiggie Robinson Legendary Maine Guide Award by Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Deputy Commissioner Tim Peabody at the Maine Professional Guides Association annual banquet in Brewer.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County has given up on expanding its aging and perpetually overcrowded jail and is seeking a marketing firm to convince taxpayers to replace it with a new facility.

MILO — Even before the recent shootings in southern Maine, SAD 41 officials have discussed the possibility of adding a school resource officer for district schools.

GUILFORD — Kids with disabilities in Piscataquis County can experience the freedom and fun of Pine Tree Camp this summer right in their own backyard.

By Lori Valigra The three locomotives involved in the recent freight train derailment near Rockwood are slated to be dismantled for removal from the site this week, Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection said Wednesday.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A step was taken toward funding for a project to improve and redevelop vehicle and pedestrian traffic around Monument Square.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre for the Performing Arts, in collaboration with Hayes Law Office, is excited to announce a free estate planning workshop at 3 p.

Aspiring preservationists may be eligible for the Maine Community Foundation’s William J.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff A report on child welfare released by the Maine Children’s Alliance on April 25 found that the number of Maine children living in poverty decreased in 2021, but remains an issue in rural areas.

AUGUSTA — The Maine Connectivity Authority announced a statewide initiative called ACP4ME to increase awareness of and enrollment in the Affordable Connectivity Program, a federal program to help lower-income households pay for high-speed internet.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Each month 440 households visit the Piscataquis Regional Food Center at 76 North Street, located in the former Agway building, to supplement their groceries.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Babysitting is a serious responsibility but can be a very rewarding experience if sitters receive the right training.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — President Minnie McCormick read a poem and then opened and called to order the April 18 meeting of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, the Miosac Club of Dover-Foxcroft.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A proposed budget totaling $6,859,775 for the 2023-24 fiscal year was approved at the annual town meeting in the Morton Avenue Municipal Building Gymnasium on the morning of Saturday, April 22.

AUGUSTA — Fourteen Maine counties and 73 communities will benefit from $20 million in grant funding from the Maine Connectivity Authority as part of its Reach Me Line Extension Program that will expand reliable, fast and affordable internet.

By Kathleen Tomaselli, Houlton Pioneer Times Staff An endangered species may be rebounding in the bat caves of Maine, state biologists said.

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