1 month ago Finest Kind Tree Farm to be part of Blaine House celebration AUGUSTA — The Maine Christmas Tree Association is pleased to announce that it is once again organizing a delivery and presentation of winning Maine-grown and produced Christmas trees and wreaths to the Blaine House on Monday, Dec.
1 month ago Edwards Brothers opens Searsport location By Sasha Ray, Bangor Daily News Staff SEARSPORT — After two months of renovations, the new owners of Searsport’s longtime grocery store are finally getting ready to reopen for business.
1 month ago GFWC/Miosac Club news DOVER-FOXCROFT — Business as usual with GFWC/Miosac Club at a recent club meeting.
1 month ago Governor’s Cabinet on Aging awards Community Connections grants to Age-Friendly Communities AUGUSTA – The Governor’s Cabinet on Aging announced the award of nearly 40 grants to Lifelong Maine’s Age-Friendly Communities statewide as part of the Community Connections program.
1 month ago Hannaford resolves second wave of website issues By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Hannaford on Nov.
1 month ago Enhancing workforce solutions for Maine’s dairy farms Eastern Maine Development Corporation and the Maine Dairy Industry Association have joined forces to support the vitality of Maine’s dairy industry.
1 month ago Several Greenville land use permit fees adjusted GREENVILLE — Per a recommendation from the code enforcement officer and the planning board, the Greenville Select Board approved four changes to land use ordinance permit fees during a Nov.
1 month ago Coffee shop looking to move across town GREENVILLE — Currently Greenville Grinds Coffee Shoppe owner Lindsey Botello rents at the 3 Lakeview Street location.
1 month ago Donald Trump’s allies are looking for Maine’s next top federal prosecutor By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff President-elect Donald Trump will pick Maine’s next top federal prosecutor, and Republicans in the state are working behind the scenes to assemble a list of candidates for him to consider.
1 month ago Concept design phase set for Dover-Foxcroft Villages Project DOVER-FOXCROFT — A preliminary concept design of traffic and mobility improvements for downtown Dover-Foxcroft has been completed for the Villages Partnership Initiative Project by Gorrill Palmer with input from the Maine Department of Transportation.
1 month ago NMCC celebrates graduation of 2024 MLOFT cohort, highlighting future of Maine’s logging industry FAIRFIELD — Northern Maine Community College, in partnership with the Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast, is proud to announce the graduation of 10 students from the 2024 Mechanized Logging Operations & Forest Trucking program.
1 month ago Milo man sentenced to 18 years after firing pistol at father-in-law By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff A Milo man was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment after pleading guilty to an attempted murder charge.
1 month ago Construction begins on 84-mile bike trail outside Monson By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The first leg of an 84-mile mountain bike trail was built near Monson in Piscataquis County over the summer.
1 month ago Free Thanksgiving meal at Dexter VFW Post DEXTER — VFW Post 4298 in Dexter is hosting a free Thanksgiving meal for the public from 11 a.
1 month ago Piscataquis County emergency radio system project could have $6.9M cost DOVER-FOXCROFT — Since 2020 Piscataquis County and municipal emergency officials have been working to update outdated infrastructure and long-running problems with the county’s radio communications for emergency personnel.
1 month ago Maine hunters hope to see 72-hour gun purchase waiting period repealed By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The gun rights group that filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Maine law requiring a 72-hour waiting period after purchasing a gun hopes the case makes it all the way to the U.
1 month ago Maine lawmaker wants to prevent blank ballots from forcing ranked-choice runoffs By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff The ranked-choice count that confirmed U.
1 month ago Proposed county and Unorganized Territory budgets are both up DOVER-FOXCROFT — The respective finances can still be adjusted if needed over the next few weeks, but both the projected 2025 Piscataquis County budget and 2025-26 Unorganized Territory budget would rise from the current spending plan amounts.