Maine election officials are readying for an election in just over three weeks that you already may have forgotten about — if you knew about it at all. Mainers will vote June 13 on a $50 million bond issue for economic development, $45 million of which would be earmarked for infrastructure, equipment and technology upgrades in seven targeted sectors, including aquaculture, forestry, agriculture and composite materials.

Suzanne Cox Raymond of Dover-Foxcroft and a member of the GFWC/Miosac Club, has been nominated for the Jennie Award. The award is named in honor of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) founder Jane Cunningham Croly who wrote for national newspapers under the pseudonym “Jennie June.”

The area’s high school outdoor track and field teams recently took part in the final meets of the 2017 regular season, with four squads traveling to the University of Maine on May 18.

Jordynne Littlefield, left, and Gabie Johnson plant a Crimson King Maple at the Mayo Mill River Walk in recognition of Arbor Week -- held May 14-20 -- in Dover-Foxcroft.

Amazon's EchoDot looks like a hockey puck. But this small, voice activated device, "connects to Alexa, a cloud-based voice service that is always getting smarter. Just ask and Alexa will provide information, play music, read the news, set alarms, control smart home devices and more," according to Amazon.

Mainers who have overcome drug addiction have powerful stories and when they share their struggle it is hard to ignore.

When it comes to President Donald Trump, the only thing you can really count on is that people are going to completely lose their mind and any sense of rationality when they talk about him.

Those of us who winter over in the South get spoiled in a lot of ways. For one thing, we tend to take the sun for granted. Day after day that big bright orb comes up in the eastern sky in the morning and then drops below the western horizon late in the day.

The following births were recorded recently at Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft:

A short workshop on root cellars piqued the interest of 10 local people on Saturday morning May 13 (enough to overcome the many temptations of the first warm sunny day of spring) in order to learn and share the basics of this old and energy-efficient food storage method.