By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff The cinematic adaptation of the classic survival tale “Lost on a Mountain in Maine” is now slated to hit theaters this November.

GUILFORD — Organizers have released the schedule for this year’s Piscataquis River Festival on Saturday, July 27 with events at and around the downtown athletic fields on the banks of the river.

More than $66,000 in Maine Community Foundation grants will help strengthen nonprofit organizations and projects in Piscataquis County.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Todd Mercer of Poland saw the boy fly fishing at the boat launch of Big Eddy Campground for a couple of days.

MILO — Anheuser-Busch and Valley Beverage of Oakland joined forces with the National Volunteer Fire Council to deliver more than 2,300 cans of emergency drinking water to the Milo Fire Department as part of the brewer’s larger effort to provide 1.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Gene Bahr of Sebago quit taxidermy cold turkey after 47 years of preserving people’s memories through thousands of life-like mounts of animals, birds and fish.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff July 9’s fatal moose crash was the first in Maine in four years.

DEXTER — The Dexter Town Council approved a $6,996,747 municipal budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year during a July 11 meeting.

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers in the northern half of the state are used to seeing an eclectic array of people winding their way along the Appalachian Trail — usually, in the final few hundred miles of the more than 2,000 mile journey by foot that begins in Georgia and ends on Katahdin, a spectacular finale for one of the most epic hikes in the world.

GUILFORD — For more than four days the town of Guilford is hosting the Vietnam Memorial Traveling Wall.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Since 2020 Piscataquis County and municipal emergency officials have been working to update outdated infrastructure and long-running problems with the county’s radio communications for emergency personnel.

GREENVILLE — Kings Treats, located on 32 Pritham Avenue next to Harris Drug Store, had a little fun over this past weekend.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Students and families gathered at the SeDoMoCha School on June 24 to kick off the 2024 Hot Lunch Summer Meal Program and the new SUN Bucks benefit.

GUILFORD — The town of Guilford is honored to announce that it will be hosting the Vietnam Memorial Traveling Wall, a poignant and powerful tribute to the brave men and women who served in the Vietnam War.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The day started with showers, but by mid-morning it was perfect whoopie pie weather for the 6,000 people who came to Dover-Foxcroft to get their fill of Maine’s Official State Treat during the 15th Maine Whoopie Pie Festival on Saturday, June 22.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Bull moose use their antlers during mating season to show their dominance when trying to compete with other males for potential mates.

DEXTER — Dexter town officials are currently developing a municipal budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Maine’s beloved Whoopie Pie Festival will return Saturday June 22 with live wrestling and a record number of bakers from around the state.