Recurring Events Mondays DEXTER: The Abbott Museum is open 10 a.

DEXTER — In recognition of the breeding season of one of Maine’s largest and best known owls, the Abbott Memorial Library is offering a unique hands-on program to see the varied diets of owls through a close examination of their pellets.

BANGOR — The Mainely Spinners, current holders of the “Best Time” in the 2026 International Back to Back Wool Challenge, will be giving a lively and informative demonstration at the Sea Dog Brewing Company as part of the Bangor Winter Farmers’ Market from 11 a.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — SeDoMoCha Elementary and Middle School hosted a special schoolwide assembly on Jan.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The American Legion 14th District — Piscataquis County will hold its regular meeting on Saturday, Feb.

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington proudly announces its dean’s list for the fall 2025 semester.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — This month Piscataquis Regional Food Center is marking the anniversary of the opening of the Food Center marketplace, which first welcomed shoppers on Feb.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High SchoolSTUDENTS OF THE MONTH – Dexter Regional High School is pleased to announce the January Students of the Month as selected by the faculty and staff for being exemplary students.

By Judith Meyer, The Maine Monitor AUGUSTA — Members of the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government voted unanimously to table a bill intended to provide bankruptcy protection to Maine counties and municipalities Feb.

By Daniel O’Connor Republicans already have a crowded primary in one of the most conservative parts of Maine, with four candidates running to represent Bangor-area towns and all of Piscataquis County in the state Senate.

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County Commissioners accepted the terms of a loan offer of up to $16 million — just weeks before the county was set to run out of cash.

Recurring Events Mondays DEXTER: The Abbott Museum is open 10 a.

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DOVER-FOXCROFT — RSU 68 is projected to have a bit more in state subsidy for next year’s budget.

Observer file photoWILDERNESS SLED DOG RACE — Musher Thomas Carroll guides his pack of sled dogs as their ears flop in the wind during the 2022 35-mile race in Greenville.

Bangor Daily News file photoAUGERING WELL — Space is a premium at Frye Cove on Lake Wassookeag as fishermen stand nearly shoulder to shoulder, all seeking that trophy fish.

Northern Light Health recently presented Jane Hibbard-Merrill and Charlie Merrill with the 2025 True North Philanthropy Award.

AUGUSTA — The Maine Association of Independent Schools Day was held at the State House on Jan.