HALLOWELL – The Maine Tourism Association recently polled its members about July 4 weekend business, visitor trends and how the workforce shortage is affecting business.

MONSON — The Monson Historical Society is pleased to announce we will have as a guest speaker Tim Caverly on Saturday, July 17 at 11 a.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News StaffChildhood friends Will Peterson, Nik Hase and Xander Keiter have shared a lot of adventures together growing up in southern Maine.

Grade 12, highest honors: Nathan Derbidge, Willow Sandy and Nick Sweeney; high honors: Kyle Bagley, Andrew Bailey, Colby Chadwick, Cassie Chambers, Louise Gerickont, Meagan Lemieux, Robert Masse, Faith Ohlson, Sarah (Max) Richards and Trey Rogers; honors: Benjamin Brasier, Connor Chase, Cole Desjardins, Elizabeth (Nox) Gray, Ted Taylor and Miranda Turner.

Grade 12, high honors: Joslyn Black, Savannah Boislard, AnnaJo Conklin, Haylee Gauvin, Destiny Golden, Salena Goodine, Zakary Mills, Angelina Roberts and Courtney Rouleau; honors: Lauren Bolstridege, Lealia Chadwick, Austin Clukey, Ethan Johnson, Tevor Saunders and Jamus Winfield.

By Nancy Battick Ellis Island has the mystique of being the premier port of entry for immigrants.

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A man who was last spotted in LaGrange has been missing for more than three weeks according to law enforcement officials.

AUGUSTA – LD 61, “An Act To Include Grandparents under Maine’s Family Medical Leave Laws,” has become law after receiving bipartisan support.

Grade 12, high honors: Lucas Ames, Sheryl Chase, Francesco Di Crescenzo, Caleb Fockens, Lorane Genot, Hunter Kemp, Kai Lun Lai, Noah Lamb, Anna Lee Morin, Ava Rayfield, Annabelle Rhoda, Lucas Ronco, Hermes Tong and Bradley Whitten; honors: Benjamin Hadley Anderson, Valentina Ballarin, Kerem Bekmez, Kelli Jo Black, Giulia Brasili, Miriam Elizabeth Cameron, Loranzo Lory D’Andrea, Martina De Lucia, Khrystofor Downing, Isaac Drury, Dayita Durachman, Kaylee Durgin, Samuel Gidman, Triston Green, Lucas Greenlaw, Siarra Hendren, Kylie Higgins, May Horton, Barrett Knapp, Izaak Krause, Samantha Lancaster, Nguyen Mai Le, Tyler Moore, Kim Ngan Nguyen, Selina Plante, Dakota Richardson, David Scott, Luke John Stedman, Makayla Talbot and Ching Ya Annie Wang.