WinterKids, a Maine based nonprofit, is proud to announce the top three winning schools from this year’s WinterKids Winter Games, a statewide outdoor learning challenge that engaged 104 schools and 10,687 students across Maine.

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MILO — Jaunty tunes and a nature-themed game were highlights of the February meeting of Milo Garden Club.

By Emmett Gartner, The Maine Monitor Forklifts drove across the frozen campus of Pleasant River Lumber’s sawmill in Enfield on a bitter January morning with ease, preparing neatly wrapped stacks of softwood lumber for customers from Boston to Baltimore.

DEXTER — A proposed solar ordinance has been moved forward by the Dexter Town Council.

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GUILFORD — For the second year in a row, due to low numbers for a team of their own, Piscataquis Community High School baseball players will travel down Route 23 to be part of the neighboring Dexter Regional High School Tigers under a cooperative agreement.

PORTLAND — Uprise Partners, a leading cybersecurity and IT managed services provider, announced it has launched its Kineo Technology Platform, an integrated technology foundation that powers all of the company’s managed IT services.

By Annie Rupertus, Bangor Daily News Staff The first transgender woman to compete for the Miss Maine USA title will soon be the first person to represent Maine at a national pageant for trans women.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Select Board approved the necessary paperwork in order to pay its proportional share of the 2026 Piscataquis County tax during a meeting on Monday evening.

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DEXTER — With longtime Superintendent Kevin Jordan retiring at the end of June, the search to find the next superintendent of AOS 94 has begun.

GREENVILLE — Liquor licenses were renewed for four Greenville businesses during a Feb.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Staff The 19th annual Moosehead Togue Derby took place this past weekend, drawing anglers from across the region.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — SeDoMoCha Elementary and Middle School hosted a special schoolwide assembly on Jan.

By Daniel O’Connor Each period as they filter into her English class, Emilie Throckmorton’s students at Bangor High School must line up their phones within a metal box by the door.

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington proudly announces its dean’s list for the fall 2025 semester.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — This month Piscataquis Regional Food Center is marking the anniversary of the opening of the Food Center marketplace, which first welcomed shoppers on Feb.