AUGUSTA — The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Disabled Veterans’ Controlled Moose Hunt lottery.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Two people were killed in separate crashes over the weekend in Piscataquis County.

By Patrick Whittle, The Associated Press Maine has one of the highest rates of coronavirus vaccination in the country, but some of the rural counties in the state lag behind the more populated areas.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

GUILFORD – Davis Bros.

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff Research is showing there is a connection between the tick populations, the mice populations and the spread of Lyme disease in Maine.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Retired Educators met May 24 at the Bear’s Den.

HomeToGo, the world’s largest vacation rental search engine, today released its 2021 State Park Index, ranking the most extraordinary parks in America for adventure travelers and solitude seekers.

Note: Bangor Daily News archives dating back to 1911 are now available at newspapers.

MILO — A space behind the Penquis Valley School that previously had little to offer younger middle school students during recess now has a brand new playground.

AUGUSTA — Gov.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — After high demand, Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District is pleased to present another Wild Edible Foraging Workshop on Saturday, June 26 with Maine naturalist and author Tom Seymour.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Age-Friendly GARDEN BED DELIVERY — Dexter Age-Friendly delivers an elevated garden bed to resident Dot Mountain.

Observer file photo/Stuart HedstromCOLOR GUARD — The stars and stripes of the U.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff A LaGrange man whose passenger was killed July 7 when the SUV he was driving went off the road and rolled onto its roof was indicted May 26 by the Penobscot County grand jury on charges of manslaughter and aggravated operating under the influence of intoxicants.

By Jon Knepp, Thompson Free Library director DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Thompson Free Library has brought the outdoors in with a new mural in the children’s section! The beautiful painting features many of the wildlife we enjoy here in Maine.