PORTLAND — Continuing its mission of bringing joy to kids battling hunger or illness across the country, the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation distributed more than $3 million over the course of 2024 to support more than 100 nonprofit organizations operating across the Northeast region, including nearly $267,000 in Maine.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff It started out as a curiosity.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced that it has opened a new escape room in their small theater called “The Lair of the Gamemaster”.

By Karissa Niehoff and Michael Burnham If you’re a fan of high school sports, we need to talk.

What: The 21st Annual Chocolate Festival in Greenville organized by Destination Moosehead Lake.

By Robyn Rich As we mark Maine’s February Read to ME Challenge and Read Across America Day in March, it seems to me that the habit of reading, reading for pleasure or reading to learn, is getting lost in the age of digital information.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High SchoolSTUDENTS OF THE MONTH — Dexter Regional High School is pleased to announce the January Students of the Month as selected by the faculty and staff for being exemplary students.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A federal judge on Feb.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting online informational sessions for adults interested in becoming Maine 4-H volunteers.