If there was a way to improve your chances of staying safe on the road, would you use it? It appears most of us do not.

DEXTER — The Dexter Town Council approved a moratorium on commercial solar arrays, which will be in effect for 180 days starting on May 11, during an April 11 meeting.

GUILFORD — Piscataquis Community High School has announced the honor parts for the Class of 2024.

Adult learners returning to school may be eligible for scholarships from the Maine Community Foundation.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — RSU 68 officials are continuing work on developing the budget for the 2024-25 academic year.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff April 8’s celestial event is one that will linger in most people’s minds for a while to come.

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GUILFORD — The SAD 4 School Board, via a vote of 12-4, approved a proposed $9,271,138 budget for the 2024-25 academic year during a meeting on Tuesday, April 9 at Piscataquis Community Elementary School.

AUGUSTA — The Department of Administrative and Financial Services announced today that Maine Revenue Services, a bureau of DAFS, will extend the deadline to file Maine state taxes for eight counties impacted by severe January storms, matching the recent Internal Revenue Service federal tax extension deadline for Maine taxpayers until July 15.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff LONG POND TOWNSHIP — A woman was airlifted to a Bangor hospital on Tuesday morning, April 9  after she collided with a logging truck near Jackman.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Traffic on Maine’s highways was way above average around the solar eclipse but the total number of visitors to Maine may have been fewer than expected.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — April 2 was the date of the most recent meeting of the GFWC Miosac Club.

The total solar eclipse that passed through western and northern Maine on Monday was something for the ages: a celestial event that may only come once or twice in someone’s life.

Matthew Polstein estimated Monday that the solar eclipse, which drew a rush of visitors to the Katahdin region and other communities along the path of totality, brought more than $150,000 to his business.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff The total solar eclipse that crossed Maine on Monday ended at 3:33 p.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The 2024 Pine Tree Hospice Variety Show promises an afternoon of laughter, music, and entertainment, all to support a good cause.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff MILO — A Milo man was arrested Saturday after allegedly burglarizing a local pizzeria and bakery.

By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, Houlton Pioneer Times Staff Sun and clear skies are on tap for Monday’s total solar eclipse in Maine, and that is prompting eclipse chasers to change their travel plans and head for the parts of the Pine Tree State that are best situated to see it.