Observer file photo/Stuart HedstromA HALF CENTURY LATER — Many of the members of the 1975 Class B championship-winning boys basketball team from Foxcroft Academy were present for a book launch on the season at the Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft in February.

BREWER — Following a national search, the Northern Light Health Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Guy Hudson, MD, MBA, has been unanimously selected as the next president and chief executive officer of Northern Light Health.

GUILFORD — A school district based in Piscataquis County is heading back to the drawing board after voters in six towns narrowly rejected a proposed budget for the second time last week.

WATERVILLE — On Saturday, July 26 the Foxcroft Academy field hockey team took part in the Victories over Violence tournament, hosted by Skowhegan Field Hockey at Thomas College.

By Annie Rupertus, Bangor Daily News Staff Connie Kousman’s Medicare plan with Anthem has gotten her through open heart surgery, breast cancer surgery and many stage four cancer scans without any out-of-pocket expenses.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Kristen Wortman, executive director for Pine Tree Hospice, announced that Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union has become the major sponsor of their Annual Charity Golf Tournament.

By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library I was trying to nail down the details of a post-work visit at a friend’s camp on the lake.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A potential site has been chosen for the new Penobscot County Jail, but there are significant steps to be completed before a new facility can be constructed.

Observer photo/Stuart HedstromGRAND MARSHAL — The annual Piscataquis River Festival returned to Guilford on Saturday and the day included a mid-morning parade.

By Cameron Levasseur, The County Staff More than three weeks into July and the start of the fiscal year for Maine’s nearly 200 school districts, at least 16 are without a new budget after facing rejection from voters in June referendums.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Four hikers who spent Thursday night, July 24 stranded on Katahdin’s Knife Edge have been rescued from the mountain in Baxter State Park.

MILO — A proposed 2025-26 budget of just more than $11.

By Steve Mistler, Maine Public Maine’s federal defender and court-appointed attorneys are sounding the alarm about a dire funding shortfall that they say could mean delayed trials for indigent clients.

GUILFORD – For the second time in as many months, SAD 4 residents voted down a proposed 2025-26 budget.

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By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County has chosen a property in Hampden as the potential site for a new jail, according to a source with knowledge of the decision.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Someone earning minimum wage needs to work 61 hours a week to afford a modest one-bedroom apartment in Maine.