By Nancy Battick The annual Maine Genealogical Society conference is usually held in September, but this year it will be Aug 23, and for the first time you can attend it from the comfort of your own home.

WILLIAMSBURG TOWNSHIP — Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting a “Wildlife Biodiversity in Your Woods” workshop on Aug.

LEWISTON — Foxcroft Academy’s Silas Topolski was on the field and Izzie Roberts of Dexter Regional High School cheered on the sideline for the 2025 Maine Shrine Lobster Classic on Saturday afternoon, July 19 at Lewiston High School’s Don Roux Field.

By Rose Lundy, The Maine Monitor A new law expands who is eligible for charity care in Maine while federal Medicaid cuts are expected to push tens of thousands off public insurance.

GREENVILLE JUNCTION — Come check out the activities taking place for the 19th annual Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail Festival.

Observer photo/Stuart HedstromFIRE TRUCKS IN THE LEAD — The second annual Two Knights Festival in Sangerville on Saturday, July 19 began with a morning parade from the village cemetery to the Veterans Memorial Park along Main Street, with Sangerville Fire Department trucks leading the way heading up the hill.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Local concerned citizens joined other Americans in over 1,500 locations on July 17 to honor John Lewis’ legacy promoting the message “Good Trouble Lives On!” U.

By Bob Duchesne It was just about 3 a.

Grade eight, high honors: Ella Annis, Alexis Arcaro, Lauren Caruso, Tiffany Chan, Ayla Furmna, Alex Hanson, Michael Kinney, Cooper Knepp, Ryan McGary, Hunter McKusick-Slama, Madelyn Poire, Adalynn Rayfield, Alexis Richardson, Cary Sullivan, Owen White; honors: Gabriel Chambers.

By Frank Zarro, Dylan Moore and Benjamin Miller Maine has a reputation for being a caring state, a fact many are proud of.