By Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor The availability of criminal defense attorneys is at an all-time low in Maine for defendants who cannot afford to hire their own attorney.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County’s sheriff plans to hire a person with medical training to distribute medications to jail inmates — a first for a department that has used corrections officers to perform the task until now.

LAKE VIEW PLANTATION — The fourth annual Schoodic Lake Charity Bass Tournament will take place from 10 a.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — New owners of the Masonic Temple Building in downtown Dover-Foxcroft plan to restore the more-than-century-old structure and convert it into business and housing space.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Nathan Reardon, the first Mainer charged with lying to obtain a pandemic-related business loan, pleaded guilty Tuesday to five counts of bank fraud in U.

Two Piscataquis Community High School students are among the winners of the Camden Conference’s annual Bill Taylor Award for their essay related to the 2022 Conference, Europe: Challenged at Home and Abroad.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society plans a busy summer.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Highlands Classical Chamber Ensemble and Friends will present an outdoor concert of light music Thursday, July 7,at 6:30 p.

PORTLAND – Four Maine students wrapped up the school year by also wrapping up a 10-week internship with Flavors Hook Kids Maine.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff With the recreation season in full swing, many Mainers and tourists are determined to do whatever it takes to enjoy the great outdoors.

FALMOUTH — Did you know that loon chicks can swim right away but need parental care for their first three months? That the shape of a loon’s forehead or length of its neck can change to indicate stress? And that Maine is fortunate to be home to the largest Common Loon population in the Northeast? For nearly four decades, Maine Audubon has been studying loon behavior and engaging volunteers across Maine in conservation efforts to bolster the loon population.

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff Members of Maine’s congressional delegation submitted roughly 500 earmark requests at more than $900 million for the next year, with the potential to fund projects from Kittery to the Allagash.

For the second year the Center Theatre for the Performing Arts in Dover-Foxcroft has recruited a troop of talented high school students to perform around the region for the summer.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff The first Mainer accused of fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program loan, intended to help businesses pay employees and other expenses during the early days of the pandemic, will plead guilty to bank fraud charges Tuesday in U.

Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District serves as a resource hub for Maine Lake’s LakeSmart — a free program offered state-wide, which helps waterfront property owners protect the beloved lakes and ponds they live on.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — We are excited to announce a rap album listening party at Central Hall Commons in to promote Suicide Prevention at 6:30 p.

Dancing dog, CH Heart Songs Sigtryggyr Gale of Foxwarren (Trick), competed at the  Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in Tarrytown, New York on June 21.

AUGUSTA – This Independence Day, law enforcement agencies in Maine will be working hard to reduce impaired driving.