DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Friends of the Mountain will discuss converting the Ski Resort Road leading up Big Moose Mountain to gravel with the Piscataquis County Commissioners.

MILO — The state has awarded Milo a $100,000 Community Enterprise Grant for the installation of a sidewalk along Penquis Drive, off West Main Street to the Penquis Valley School, this summer.

BELGRADE — Following the tragic fire and explosion in Searsmont, Hammond Lumber Company is announcing a $100,000 donation to support the victims and families impacted by this heartbreaking event.

BREWER — Northern Light Health is recognizing National EMS Week, May 17-23, and Mental Health Awareness Month, observed all month long, by shining a light on the importance of mental health support for EMTs and paramedics, first responders who face traumatic events, high stress situations and long working hours.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Select Board formally signed the referendum ballot for Tuesday, June 9, during a meeting on Monday evening.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A former Maine prison official was sentenced to prison after he took a bribe and spent nearly $2.

SANGERVILLE — Sangerville town officials are looking at how to regulate marijuana operations in town, gaining insight from the state’s Office of Cannabis Policy during a May 6 select board meeting at the fire station.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A man from the United Kingdom pleaded guilty Tuesday to illegally entering the United States.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County has applied for a $1 million federal grant that if awarded would provide funding for a jail nurse and benefit three other regional organizations.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Ice-out on Moosehead Lake was declared at 8:30 a.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A Maine man was burned in a flash fire then drove himself to find help Monday evening.

By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, The County Staff A new state law puts solar power directly in the hands of Mainers with systems costing less than a Disney World weekend for two.

The Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles launched its new mobile branch, a portable unit that can deploy in towns without direct BMV services and to underserved communities.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff MILO — Firefighters saved a home in Milo on Sunday.

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff One of the four men facing federal charges for illegally entering the U.

HALLOWELL – As warmer weather brings a surge in outdoor projects across the state, the Maine Public Utilities Commission is reminding homeowners, contractors and anyone planning to use a mechanical device to dig that they are required by law to call 811, Maine’s “Call Before You Dig” number, at least three business days before beginning any excavation.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Land Use Planning Commission has begun work on updating the Comprehensive Land Use Plan.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — More than 19,000 people in Maine are sexually assaulted each year, and one in five Mainers will experience sexual violence in their lifetimes.