AUGUSTA – Sixteen Maine teachers were announced as 2022 County Teachers of the Year at a ceremony in the Hall of Flags at the Maine State Capitol Building on May 12.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County residents haven’t had regular access to state services since 2007, when a health services office in Dover-Foxcroft shuttered.

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff One-day sales and multiple-bids can prove daunting to prospective home buyers, and price and location don’t always tell what they are getting for the money.

MILO – When the Harrigan Learning Center and Museum reopens for the season on Sunday, May 15, visitors will be greeted by a dinosaur.

Photo courtesy of Maine Highlands FCU CARING FOR COMMUNITY – The Milo Historical Society recently received a donation from Maine Highlands FCU employees.

GUILFORD – Valley Grange has considered May “Community Month” for a number of years.

MILO – The Piscataquis County Democrats’ mission this past year has been to feed those living with food insecurity.

BROWNVILLE – The Brownville Days Committee is planning a Brownville Big Truck Show for 10 a.

District budget meeting set for June 6 MILO – A proposed 2022-23 SAD 41 budget totaling $10,839,851 was approved by the school board during a meeting at the Penquis Valley School on May 4.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff The reward for information in last month’s killing of a black bear in LaGrange has been upped to $4,000.

Tired of dealing with poor internet connectivity, town officials and residents in Piscataquis and Penobscot counties formed their own coalition to bring broadband to their regions.

BANGOR – Eastern Maine Development Corporation was awarded $600,000 to provide workforce development services to young people and businesses in Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Washington counties.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — When a minor earthquake shook Sebec more than a week ago, Piscataquis County’s Emergency Management Agency director couldn’t get online to notify and update residents because of the spotty internet where she lives.

The Piscataquis County Economic Development Council has hired a new executive director at a time when big decisions that will affect the county’s future are pending.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Like many other organizations across the state and beyond, those involved with Partners for Peace — the domestic violence resource center for Piscataquis and Penobscot counties — did their best to navigate the pandemic.

Contributed photo DIP IN SCHOODIC LAKE – The ice was barely out of Schoodic Lake on Sunday when the Brownville Days Committee sponsored the first Schoodic Lake Polar Dip to benefit events set for July 22-24.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff LAGRANGE – The illegal killing of a black bear in the Penobscot County town of LaGrange is under investigation by the Maine Warden Service.

Photo courtesy of Maine Highlands FCU BENEFIT SUNFLOWERS – Monty Moose, mascot for Maine Highlands FCU, poses in Dover-Foxcroft with several “sunflowers” that were sold to raise funds for Ukraine.