By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County officials on Jan.

The Maine Connectivity Authority announced more than $34 million in grant funding to expand access to high-speed, reliable and affordable internet across Maine.

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

By Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News Staff The American Civil Liberties Union is calling for a federal investigation into Penobscot County’s intended use of COVID-19 relief dollars to fund repairs at its chronically overcrowded jail.

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

GREENVILLE — A workshop related to an opportunity to seek state funding from a $4.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — U.

Bangor Daily News file photo SLED DOG RACE PRESENTATION — The Shaw Public Library will present “The Wilderness Sled Dog Race: The Journey with Griffin and his Musher” at 4 p.

Photo courtesy of KC’s Country Store BIGGEST DEER — KC’s Country Store of Parkman has announced that Leah Gallant, 13 of Fairfield, is the winner of the 2022 youth biggest deer contest.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy students present the “History of Foxcroft Academy”   on Thursday evening, Jan.

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.

DEXTER — A project to replace the terminal building and improve the site at the Dexter Regional Airport should see completion, despite higher than anticipated construction costs.

GREENVILLE  — After the only major child care center in Greenville announced it was closing in December 2021, area leaders and residents came together to renovate it and keep it running.

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

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Corinth family that has owned and operated Whitney’s Family Supermarket for nearly a decade is expanding with a convenience store and gas station in Dover-Foxcroft.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District is excited to kick off our sixth annual snowshoeing adventure at the Law Farm.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School STUDENTS OF THE MONTH — Dexter Regional High School is pleased to announce the December Students of the Month as selected by the faculty and staff for being exemplary students.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Most of Maine barely has any snow to enjoy the outdoors — and adding insult to injury is the limited amount of safe ice on many of the state’s lakes and ponds forcing the cancellation of local ice fishing derbies.