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NAMI Maine to offer online courses for family members

HALLOWELL – NAMI Maine, a statewide nonprofit organization providing education, support, and advocacy for people living with mental illness and their families announces that registration is now open for two separate online courses for people who have an adult family member living with a mental health condition.

Greenville Knights deliver door-to-door doses of comfort

GREENVILLE — A fleece blanket and some friendly banter.

Bangor Savings Bank donates nearly $1.2M in past year to COVID-19 relief efforts

BANGOR — With 2020 certain to be remembered for COVID-19 and social unrest, Bangor Savings Bank focused its charitable giving in precisely those areas and finished its fiscal year with nearly $1.

D-F Age-Friendly Committee reconvenes

DOVER-FOXCROFT — After a year of downtime, the Dover-Foxcroft Age-friendly Committee has reconvened.

Virtual gathering for all Maine Catholic youth set for April 25

PORTLAND — On Good Shepherd Sunday (April 25) Catholics reflect on how Jesus, who speaks of himself as the “good shepherd,” lays downs his life for his sheep and how we, the faithful, can become more like the Good Shepherd in our daily lives through self-sacrifice, love and uniting together under our loving God.

NAMI Maine seeks volunteers to teach NAMI Family-to-Family courses

HALLOWELL – NAMI Maine, a statewide nonprofit organization providing education, support and advocacy for people living with mental illness and their families, is seeking volunteers interested in being trained as certified NAMI Family-to-Family teachers.

Maine Highlands FCU raises $17K to end hunger

Even though it was a difficult year for fundraising in 2020, Maine Highlands Federal Credit was able to raise over $17,000 for the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger.

Partners for Peace to host annual meeting online April 15

BANGOR/DOVER-FOXCROFT — Partners for Peace will host their 2021 annual meeting from 3:30 to 4:30 p.

Northern Light CA Dean Hospital begins ‘A Moosehead Legacy: Preserving the Promise’ capital campaign with transformational bequest

GREENVILLE — Recently, CA Dean Hospital President Marie Vienneau announced the first commitment to the hospital’s exciting project to rebuild, refresh and recommit to a new century of care for those who live or vacation in the Moosehead region.

Everything Mainers need to know about scheduling COVID-19 vaccine appointments

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff All Mainers aged 16 and older will become eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Wednesday.

Free lung cancer screening virtual information session being offered April 8

BANGOR — In recent years, the Northern Light Lung Cancer Screening Program has seen exceptional growth, which is good news considering Maine has one of the highest lung cancer rates of any state in the nation – a full 30 percent higher than the national average.

Gov. Mills announces all Maine residents 16 and older are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine beginning April 7

AUGUSTA — Gov.

Penquis National Honor Society Easter basket raffle to benefit Make-A-Wish

MILO — Members of the Penquis Valley High School National Honor Society are selling raffle tickets for five Easter baskets to benefit Make-A-Wish, an organization working to help fulfill the wishes of children with critical illnesses.

Holy Week online listings for all Easter Triduum Masses and services in Maine now available

PORTLAND — Maine parishes will host Masses and services to celebrate the Easter Triduum, the culmination of Holy Week, on April 1-4.

Piscataquis Democrats food drive Saturday

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Democrats will hold their monthly money/food drive for area food cupboards on Saturday, March 27 at our office on 25 North Street in Dover-Foxcroft.

Low-cost insulating window inserts available

Before temperatures warm and the pain of winter fuel costs is forgotten, local Window Dressers volunteers want to measure your windows for warmer, less expensive winters to come.

Center Theatre wants to fill seats with food

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre and Dover-Foxcroft Area Food Cupboard have announced a campaign to fill the seats of the theatre with food.

Class of seven completes Safe Sitter training

GUILFORD — On Friday, March 12 from 8 a.

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