GUILFORD — Plans are well underway for the 2025 Piscataquis River Festival in Guilford.

GREENVILLE — Learning a new dance routine or gliding around the room on a scooter board may sound like child’s play, but at Northern Light CA Dean Hospital these activities are more than pastimes for kids — they’re empowering some of the hospital’s smallest patients to overcome their biggest challenges.

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By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Businesses that offer rentals of floating houses moored off their docks or in front of their companies were the only ones who opposed a bill that would ban floating camps on Maine’s waters during a legislative hearing on April 30.

In honor of Screen Free Week May 5-11, UScellular is encouraging everyone to take a break from their devices and reset their relationship with technology.

NEWPORT — The area’s three middle school track teams began the 2025 with a meet at Nokomis Regional High School on April 29.

There are no cures for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, but groundbreaking research happening in Maine and beyond is enhancing our understanding of these conditions and improving diagnosis and treatment options.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Ice-out on Maine’s largest lake was declared at 5 p.