AUGUSTA – Senate Republicans unveiled sweeping legislation during a press briefing on Feb.

MILO — SAD 41 received its preliminary state subsidy figures late last month from the Maine Department of Education, which were presented to the school board during a meeting at the Penquis Valley School on Feb.

BANGOR — Penquis and Eastern Maine CA$H are again providing free tax preparation services to eligible households at sites in Penobscot, Piscataquis, Waldo, Hancock, and Washington counties.

BREWER — Northern Light Health organizations from Portland to Presque Isle will “Go Red for Women,” encouraging employees and all Mainers to wear red on Friday, Feb.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Bry Martin is doing something that few are doing these days — he volunteers to represent people in court who are facing jail time but cannot afford to pay a lawyer.

As a financial institution invested in their communities and neighbors, Acadia Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce they will award $6,000 in scholarships to area high school seniors.

MILO — Department of Maine American Legion asked Posts such as Post 41 in Milo and Post 92 in Brownville and others around the state on Jan.

Photo courtesy of Piscataquis County Democrats FOOD DRIVE — The Piscataquis County Democrats will have a food drive at party headquarters at 25 North Street in Dover-Foxcroft from 10 a.

Northern Light Mayo and CA Dean Hospitals are pleased to welcome new members to their Boards of Trustees.

Nonprofit organizations in Piscataquis County may be eligible for grants from the Maine Community Foundation’s Community Building Grant Program.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County is inviting students of all ages to design a logo or seal that celebrates the area’s heritage and beauty, and one that officials can use on documents, business cards and in other places.

MILO — With the new year underway, SAD 41 administrators have started to work on the district budget for the 2023-24 academic year.

Nominations are now open for the 2023 County Teachers of the Year and 2024 State Teacher of the Year.

ORONO — State food safety specialist and UMaine alumnus Jason Bolton has been named associate dean at University of Maine Cooperative Extension.

The sixth annual WinterKids Winter Games begins next week with 15 schools competing statewide to win a total of $30,000 for their schools! Milo Elementary School will be representing Piscataquis County.

Adrienne Clarke of Dover-Foxcroft and Suzannah Sinclair of Greenville are the newest members of the Maine Community Foundation’s Piscataquis County Grantmaking Committee.

By WGME An internal power failure at two data centers for the 911 call system temporarily affected 12 of 24 public safety service organizations in Maine on Jan.

DOVER-FOXCROFT— A Dover-Foxcroft family with a newborn is without a home after a fire consumed their two-story house just days into the new year.