GUILFORD – On Thursday, Aug.

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is accepting applications for its Master Gardener Volunteers training program that begins Oct.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dan Smith has been known by residents and business owners across Piscataquis County for over 15 years as “Dr.

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff Private wells in Maine are at risk of going dry thanks to ongoing drought conditions this summer.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County’s top administrator has resigned after less than two years on the job, citing personal circumstances and a desire to be closer to family located across the country.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff A custom-made smoker worth approximately $12,000 that went missing from a Bangor business earlier this summer has been located.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The new school year is right around the corner, and there’s a lot to think about: school supplies, healthy lunches and snacks, required vaccines, bedtime routines, and more.

BANGOR —  The Maine Conservation Voters Action Fund, which works to elect pro-environment and pro-democracy candidates to public office, recently released its first round of endorsements for the general election on Nov.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff A missing Long A Township man has been found safe.

DEXTER – Two organizations are coming together to bring more people together and raise more funds for the Maine-A-Wish Foundation than going solo at different locations across town and/or on different dates.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Temperatures are expected to soar into the mid-90s across most of the state by the end of the week, according to forecasters with the National Weather Service.

University of Maine and University of New Hampshire researchers will investigate how the diversity and evolution of feeding habits among Arctic charr populations in Maine affect their resilience or vulnerability to climate change.

The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office has issued a Silver Alert for 26-year-old Bret Libby of Long A Township who was last seen Tuesday, Aug.

PORTLAND — The Institute for Family-Owned Business has named 25 companies as finalists for the 22nd Maine Family Business Awards.

Grant funding for organizations and projects that provide community-based transportation, usually through volunteer drivers, is available from the Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Charity Foundation Fund.

By Ellie Wolfe, The Maine Monitor Anita M.

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff About half a foot of rain over the next month is needed to relieve the moderate drought conditions.

CORINNA — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Penobscot livestock club will host a livestock show and sale from 6 p.