GREENVILLE — For much of 2024, the Greenville Planning Board has been working on an affordable housing density ordinance to be in compliance with state regulations — LD 2003 “An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions.

By Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News Staff Across Maine’s agricultural fairs, organizers are making a new push to connect attendees to current farmers and fair history.

GREENVILLE — With Greenville’s police department having moved out of the town office and across Minden street to the new public safety building, the code enforcement office will now be housed in the former police space and the town clerk’s office will be in the former home of code enforcement.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — “Going once, going twice, sold to the man in the second row with the blue hat!” The Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Charities is pleased to announce preparations for their very popular largest fundraiser and summer tradition, the annual Kiwanis Auction to be held July 26-27 at the Piscataquis Valley Fairgrounds.

By Nick Song, Maine Public Spending by tourists in Maine increased by 23.

BOWDOIN COLLEGE EAST GRANT TWP  – The Maine Warden Service, with the help of volunteers from the Appalachian Mountain Club, Greenville Fire and Rescue, and the ambulance crew from C.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Maine’s beloved Whoopie Pie Festival will return Saturday June 22 with live wrestling and a record number of bakers from around the state.

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DOVER-FOXCROFT — Earlier this month Dover-Foxcroft residents voted 558-411 to reject a referendum article concerning removal of the downtown Mayo Mill Dam on the Piscataquis River, meaning citizens were in favor of using tax money to fund studies, permitting, and repair costs for the structure.

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DOVER-FOXCROFT — Soon after walking into the gymnasium for a mid-morning assembly on the final day of school on June 14, SeDoMoCha School Principal Adam Gudroe found himself in a sticky situation.

Contributed photo NEW COUNTY FLAG — The new Piscataquis County flag is raised by Sheriff Robert Young, Chief Deputy Todd Lyford, and Deputy Kyle Wilson during a ceremony on Flag Day (Friday, June 14) at the county campus in Dover-Foxcroft.

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By Chloe Murdock, Dexter Regional High School Class of 2026 DEXTER — June 1 was a beautiful day for a color run! Dexter Regional High School’s JMG Student Leadership Team and Positive Action Team teamed up to put together a 5K color fun run.

Anna Shaw Buck Prize for Excellence in Written Spanish: Marceli Cerek Ben Sue Dow Memorial Scholarship: Jackson Smith Blue Collar Scholarship: Devin Henderson  C.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff The annual count of homeless people in Maine documented 1,000 fewer people this year, but experts say the drop isn’t a result of homelessness declining across the state.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Police departments across Maine have seized hundreds of pounds of marijuana during the last year in dozens of illegal grow house raids.

MONSON — The Lily Cat recently completed a renovation of the building’s second floor, adding insulation, heat, and air conditioning.