United States Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small announced that USDA is investing $222 million to build and improve critical community facilities in 44 states, Guam and Puerto Rico.

GREENVILLE — The Lights of Life holiday tree in front of the Moosehead Marine Museum in Greenville will be illuminated to honor and remember friends, family members, and caregivers on Saturday, Nov.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A “Be Thankful It’s Back Ten Cent Book Sale will be at the Thompson Free Library, 186 East Main Street, Thursday, Nov.

The Camden Public Library will present “Coastal Mountains Land Trust Series: From Greenville to Belfast, a 300-Mile Paddling Journey” online at 6 p.

By Kim Brawn When we think of nourishing, we usually think of food.

GREENVILLE — On Wednesday, Oct.

GUILFORD — Bikers, runners, and walkers will be going in circles through Guilford Saturday, Oct.

GUILFORD — The Guilford United Methodist Church will hold a series of monthly intergenerational events from 5-6:30 p.

By Kim Brawn Technology is a form of progress and a double-edged sword, a perpetual one step forward, two steps back.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre announced that the downtown Dover-Foxcroft National Commercial Historic District had been officially recognized by the U.

SEBEC — Last year, the first ever Whoopie Pie Sale in Celebration of Jimmy Mike’s Birthday was held and raised over $1,400 for the Sebec Reading Room and the Ecumenical Food Cupboard in Milo (now Dyer’s Hope House).

BANGOR — Join the Penobscot County Genealogy Society members in listening to a presentation by author Joseph Wax.

By Beth Ranagan DEXTER — The last outdoor Tea Talks musical performance for the summer season will be held at Wayside Park on Thursday, Sept.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre and Slightly Off-Center Players community theater group announced that they are holding auditions for their fall production of “Escanaba in da Moonlight.

GREENVILLE — Pilots from across Maine and the country are expected to attend the popular International Seaplane Fly-In from Sept.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre announced on Sept.

Observer photo/Stuart HedstromPULLING THEIR WEIGHT — Driver Mike Kirkpatrick of Whitefield and R&R Windows of Easthampton, Massachusetts guides Henry and Howie to a first-place performance in the 3,200 class of the horse pull at the 134th Piscataquis Valley Fair in Dover-Foxcroft on Aug.

ELLSWORTH & PORTLAND – The Belvedere Traditional Handcrafts Fund of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded $107,901 to 12 organizations across Maine that promote traditional handcrafts.