To the Editor; Rarely do I find Matthew Gagnon with anything significant to say; his column last week, “Political conventions don’t matter,” is no exception.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer pressure gauge testing at the UMaine Extension office, 165 East Main Street.

Throughout Maine’s history, our forest products industry has created good-paying jobs, driven local economies and sustained rural communities.

ORONO — September brings the bounty of both summer and fall produce to Maine.

Maine’s annual bear hunt will look slightly different when it begins in a week.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Maine Cooperative Extension created a virtual exhibit hall for Maine 4-H members in lieu of traditional exhibits normally shown during fair season.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Ice Arena and the Piscataquis Regional YMCA have reopened after shutting down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

To the Editor; I am excited to endorse Margarita Contreni be our next state representative for District 119.

The Class C and D boys and girls soccer state championship games scheduled for Nov.

Despite recent rainfall, most of Maine is experiencing varying degrees of drought, and it’s left the state’s hay crop largely low and dry.