There were two companies in cities associated with Penobscot County that received two FDA inspections in December 2025, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
There were two companies in a city associated with Penobscot County that received two FDA inspections in the third quarter of 2025, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
In 2022, government transfers contributed 26.7% of income in Penobscot County. How does this compare to historical figures?
FOIA Request to University of Maine regarding recent course syllabi on August 6, 2025.
In 2022, government transfers made up 26.7% of income in Penobscot County—ranking it eighth least dependent among Maine counties.
The only H-1B petition filed by an employer classified under the Finance and Insurance industry located across Maine Highlands News publication area was approved in 2024, as per data provided…
In 2024, 100% of H-1B petitions filed by Health Care and Social Assistance employers across Maine Highlands News publication area were approved, according to data from the U.S. Citizenship and…
These former Maine Highlands News area high school standouts will be in action on Wednesday, April 2.
The unemployment rate in Piscataquis County hit 5.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021.
The unemployment rate in Penobscot County hit 4.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021.
Of the 152,211 citizens living in Penobscot County in 2021, 81.8% were old enough to vote, equating to 124,526 individuals, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained on Oct. 26.
Of the 16,760 citizens living in Piscataquis County in 2021, 82.9% were old enough to vote, equating to 13,887 individuals, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained on Oct. 26.
Farms throughout cities in Penobscot County received $1.1 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.
Farms throughout cities in Piscataquis County received $72,029 less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.
Farms in Piscataquis County received $415,598 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Farms in Penobscot County received $740,400 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Piscataquis County residents have a median age of 51-years-old as of 2021, according to US Census Data.
Penobscot County residents have a median age of 42-years-old as of 2021, according to US Census Data.
Of the 16,760 citizens living in Piscataquis County in 2021, 97% said they were only one race, while 3% said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census…
Of the 152,211 citizens living in Penobscot County in 2021, 96.9% said they were only one race, while 3.1% said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census…
Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) was in Hancock County last Thursday to hear from small business and industry leaders on the state of Maine’s aquaculture sector
Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) on July 10 introduced the Keeping Foreign Money out of Ballot Measures Actto prohibit foreign nationals from making political contributions related…
Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced the award of $52,971.42 to the North Lakes fire district in Caribou through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program
Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) on June 22 announced the introduction of the Northeast Fisheries Heritage Protection Act
U.S. Senator Susan Collins and Representative Jared Golden along with Senator Angus King, Representative Chellie Pingree, and Governor Janet Mills are calling on the Biden Administration to include the views…
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