GREENVILLE — Late last fall a key step was taken toward the creation of a proposed multigenerational housing district on 5 acres on Spruce Street off Pritham Avenue.

By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff When the Moonspring Hermitage was added to the National Register of Historic Places, it represented a milestone for a list largely populated with much older homes.

By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, Houlton Pioneer Times Staff The Maine Land Use Planning Commission denied a Canadian mining company’s rezoning application for a proposed mine on Pickett Mountain in northern Penobscot County.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — As a way to supplement an increased emergency call volume and staffing challenges currently being experienced by Northern Light Mayo Emergency Medical Services, the town of Dover-Foxcroft is proposing the creation of a municipal EMS department to supplement that of the hospital.

By Kathleen Phalen Tomaseli, Houlton Pioneer Times Staff After a year of extensive analysis, the Maine Land Use Planning Commission is scheduled to make a final decision on the Wolfden Pickett Mountain Mining project on Wednesday morning.

By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Federal teams are on the ground to get aid to homeowners, renters and small businesses after storms that battered Maine in December and January with other programs likely coming from the state to fill gaps.

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff A feature film version of Donn Fendler’s classic survival memoir “Lost on a Mountain in Maine” will be released in cinemas and on streaming this summer, according to two of its producers.

By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff Some of the most unique properties on the market in Maine are former hotels and bed and breakfasts, some of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

GREENVILLE — The town of Greenville will continue to symbolically change its name to a different color to mark Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month in June.

Democrats from across Piscataquis County participated in caucuses on Sunday, Feb.

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In a celestial spectacle set to captivate Maine communities, the Total Solar Eclipse on Monday, April 8, promises an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon that won’t occur again in the U.

By Aislinn Sarnacki “Beware!” a sign reads at the trailhead for Peregrine Ridge.

FORT KENT – The University of Maine at Fort Kent is proud to announce the dean’s list for the fall 2023 semester.

DEXTER — Before last year Dexter and other Maine communities had been able to keep net proceeds from sales of tax-acquired properties that exceeded the amount of taxes owed by the property owner.

MILO — With the calendar having changed to a new year a month-plus ago, SAD 41 administrators are busy with budget preparations for the upcoming academic year.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Police confiscated roughly 2,000 marijuana plants Friday, Feb.

GREENVILLE — The 20th annual Chocolate Festival is returning to Greenville from 12-3 p.