This will be the 16th annual Thanksgiving dinner offered to the community, by the community. The meal is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28 at the Guilford United Methodist Church on the corner of North Main and School streets. Take out meals are available. Delivered meals and rides to the event are available.

The leader of Maine’s second largest health care system is leaving her post for a job at a prominent national lobbying organization for hospitals. Michelle Hood, president and CEO of Northern Light Health, announced Thursday that she has accepted a job as executive vice president and chief operating officer of the American Hospital Association.

Upcoming events around the region.

Upcoming sporting events around the region.

Ah winter… It’s on the way for sure. The north winds have been blowing, hardwood trees are practically leafless, and Mother Nature’s gift of snow has already made an appearance. In this part of Maine thoughts are turning to winter pastimes like skiing, snowshoeing and of course, snowmobiling.

There are currently 17 candidates running for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020, and there seems to be a little something for everyone?

Members of the Maine Legislature, judges and the governor deserve a raise -- not because they’re all great at their job, though many are, but because they are woefully underpaid for the difficult work that they do.

State regulators have given preliminary support to a proposed merger of Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft with Northern Light Health, the statewide health care system that includes Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.

Icy field conditions on Bucksport High School’s home turf has prompted Friday’s scheduled Little Ten Conference Class D North championship game to be moved from Carmichael Field to the artificial surface at Hampden Academy.

On Wednesday, Nov. 7, the 23-year-old LaGrange man was finally in the right place. His timing was pretty good, too. And as a result, he wound up bagging his first career deer during a hunt he’ll never forget.