By Matt Junker, Bangor Daily News Staff The Philadelphia Eagles will be able to continue their successful short yardage play, known as the “tush push,” after NFL owners rejected a proposal to ban the much-debated maneuver.

The Maine Community Foundation announced the launch of a new initiative to strengthen Maine communities by ensuring strong, local news coverage in all parts of the state.

Gordon Contracting of Sangerville was awarded the Route 15 highway project from Abbot to Greenville by the Maine Department of Transportation.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Rick and Nancy Labbe are avid anglers who spend a lot of time fishing on Moosehead Lake.

Contributed photoMEMBERSHIP PIN — Five members of the Omicron Chapter of DKG International, an organization of key women educators, honored Gloria Burns with her 40-year membership pin at a luncheon in Greenville on May 19.

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By Allison Kanoti and Patty Cormier If you’ve enjoyed Maine’s northern or western woods on a hike, or are a logger, a landowner, a forester, or just someone who finds peace in the woods, you know the scale and the value of our forests.

HAMPDEN — Brooklyn Decker of Penquis Valley High School earned top honors in the shot put at a May 22 Penobscot Valley Conference track meet at Hampden Academy, helping the Patriots score 37 points to finish fifth among a field of six teams.

GARLAND — The public is invited to begin Memorial Day, Monday May 26 in Garland in the Baptist church yard at 7:30 a.

American Legion Post 92 of Brownville Junction and American Legion Post 41 of Milo will mark Memorial Day on Monday, May 26 with several morning events.