By Johanna S.

PORTLAND – AARP Maine and the Maine Broadband Coalition have partnered to create the County Connector program to coordinate, across Maine’s 16 counties, an effort to urge local elected officials and town leadership to prioritize state and federal broadband funding that best serves each community and county.

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff LEWISTON — Former Gov.

For nearly a quarter century, Dave Fuller has been teaching untold numbers of people ages 5 to 90 how to grow hardneck garlic.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff For the first time in seven years, the volunteers who maintain the Appalachian Trail in Maine will soon have a modern, comfortable and permanent place to spend their days off.

By Jessica Piper and Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff The first cases of the omicron COVID-19 variant were reported in Maine on Friday, signaling further challenges to a state facing record virus-related hospitalizations, although much remains unknown about the new strain.

It will cost an estimated $27 million to expand broadband coverage to unserved areas in Piscataquis County, according to a new broadband planning report.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Leaders of the Maine Legislature on Friday released an initial schedule for a January return to the State House, again limiting in-person floor sessions, leaving lawmakers under a mask mandate and retaining virtual committee hearings.

By Bob Duchesne The calendar says Dec.

Grade 12, high honors: Skylar Larabee and Kiara Page; honors: Ashley Bussell, Eva Patrick, and Tracer St.

Observer photo/Keri Foster FIND THE SHOP LOCAL TREE WINNER – Sue Killam, left, of Blanchard is the grand prize winner of the Piscataquis Observer’s annual Find the Shop Local Tree contest.

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GUILFORD — Superintendents from three districts seeking to build a regional high school are pursuing a community school district form of governance.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Select Board authorized the demolition and removal of structures on the property at 72 Lincoln St.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – A week after residents of the four RSU 68 communities approved a referendum on Dec.

Grade eight, high honors – habits of work: Ethan Addington, Jon Andrescu, Shealyn Bagley, Cassidy Drew, Nathan Galligan, Trenton Hanscom, Ryan Hocking, Paige Jandreau, Taylor Michaud, Damiair Miller, Chloe Murdock, Annabelle Peakes, Casey Swenson, and Bailey Turcotte; honors – habits of work: Caleb Pelkey, Kallie Stone, and Lexi Wintle; high honors – academic: Jon Andrescu, Shealyn Bagley, Ryan Hocking, Chloe Murdock, and Casey Swenson; honors – academic: Caleb Pelkey and Baylee Turcotte.

BANGOR – At Eastern Maine Development Corporation ’s annual board meeting, EMDC announced its 2021 awards recipients.