By Lynne Fort, Bangor Daily News Staff With temperatures set to climb into the 90s today and much of the state under a heat advisory, many Mainers will be trying to stay cool.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Masks are no longer recommended in Cumberland County, but Mainers should continue to wear them regardless of vaccination status in 14 other counties because of rising COVID-19 infections.

This story will be updated.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County is considering leasing a 50-bed mobile jail unit that would sit in the current jail’s parking lot to ease chronic overcrowding at the facility, which is licensed to hold 157 inmates.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff It’s no secret among hunters that Maine is a great place to hunt black bears.

Recent studies have shown that time spent in nature sparks and improves creativity, along with its other many benefits.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers should again wear masks regardless of their vaccination status in Androscoggin County because of the summer surge in COVID-19 cases.

This story will be updated.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Civil War author and historian Brian Swartz will speak at the Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society meeting on Wednesday evening Sept.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — When Dover-Foxcroft residents head to the polls in November, they will be voting on articles concerning the creation of ATV routes and the permitting of certain retail marijuna facilities.

The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District was approached by the executive director of the Maine TREE Foundation, Jonathan LaBonte, to take part in their annual Teacher Tour.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff A Superior Court judge on Monday, Aug.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers should again wear masks regardless of their vaccination status in Kennebec County because of the summer surge in COVID-19 cases.

This story will be updated.

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Existing home sales in Maine showed signs of cooling in July, even though sales outpaced pre-pandemic numbers, according to data from state and national real estate groups.

By Kim Brawn In the before times, uncertainty seemed at arm’s length.

Observer photo/Stuart HedstromTRAINING SESSION — Approximately 20 firefighting trainees from more than a half dozen departments across the region took part in a live burn session on the morning of Sunday, Aug.

MILO — The Three Rivers Kiwanis has held an auction every year for many years yet things have changed for all of us.