1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (654+ words) By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A former railroad employee who was injured in a 2023 train derailment is suing the company he worked for, claiming it caused his injuries and then unlawfully terminated him. Adam Jensen, a freight conductor…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (739+ words) The Northern Forest Canoe Trail is inviting people to join them on one of their annual Waterway Work Trips this upcoming stewardship season. During the work trips, volunteers join one of Northern Forest Canoe Trail's stewardship crews for a weekend…...

6+ day, 33+ min ago  (491+ words) By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff The wording of this November's referendum to ban transgender athletes from girls sports teams has been released. "Do you want to change civil rights and education laws to require public schools to restrict…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (553+ words) By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Four men who were seen walking on the Golden Road near Canada are facing federal criminal charges for allegedly entering the United States illegally. The men, Ali Mohammed Ali Abdullah, Hameed Mohammed Nagi,…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (142+ words) By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Despite the seasonal return of rain, April and May in Maine often come with an elevated risk of wildfires, according to the Maine Forest Service, who issued a warning on April 10. Maine's spring…...

4+ day, 45+ min ago  (216+ words) By Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine" I've worked hard at the state level to expand affordable health coverage in Maine. On my first day in office, I expanded Medicaid, and as a result, nearly 230, 000 Maine people, all told, have gained access…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (121+ words) Piscataquis Observer Username or Email Address UMaine Extension offers spring landscape and lawn care workshop University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a virtual workshop on spring landscaping and lawn care from 5-7 p. m. on Wednesday, April 22. This session is eligible for…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (352+ words) Piscataquis Observer Username or Email Address Collins champions $65 M for Maine's rural infrastructure WASHINGTON, D. C. " U. S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the State of Maine will receive $65 million for two rural infrastructure projects through the…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (894+ words) By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, The County Staff A southern Aroostook high school consolidation could meld technical and traditional education to better prepare students for the workforce, school officials said. Superintendents in the Hodgdon and Houlton school districts shared more on…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (553+ words) Conservatives are rushing to critique the state's wording of a ballot question that could ban transgender public school students from sports teams and private spaces that align with their gender identities. Protect Girls Sports in Maine, the committee responsible for…...