PORTLAND — The Diocese of Portland has announced major updates to the pandemic protocols currently in place at all 141 Catholic churches in Maine.

Many of Maine’s bird species are currently facing stresses causing populations to decline.

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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an online class about using electric pressure cookers to prepare classic barbecue recipes from 6–7:30 p.

By Abigail Curtis Bangor Daily News Staff Turkey dinners, beans and franks and almost always pie.

People in recovery, considering recovery, family members, allies and professionals are all invited to attend an upcoming series of resource fairs being hosted by Helping Hands with Heart, a Piscataquis County coalition.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Retired Educators met April 27 at the home of President Rheba Michaud with 12 members attending.

Many of the events will likely not be happening as listed below due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft and Slightly Off-Center Players Community Theater Group announced that they are holding auditions for two summer productions on May 22-23.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — In anticipation of the June 8 municipal election, the Piscataquis Chapter of the League of Women Voters of Maine is sponsoring a nonpartisan Candidate Night in Dover-Foxcroft from 6:30-8 p.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Downtown Committee is inviting volunteers to help pick up litter, rake and sweep the downtown area and get it ready for spring bloom.

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about supporting pollinators and their habitats from 6–7:15 p.

DEXTER — Hometown Health Center will be offering a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for staff and students at Dexter Regional High School from 10:30-11:30 a.

SEBEC — The Sebec Reading Room and Maine Humanities Council will present the online discussion “World in Your Library: Visualizing 200 Years of Maine History” with featured speaker Libby Bischof, Ph.

Many of the events will likely not be happening as listed below due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Shiretown Homecoming Committee announces the cancelation of its 2021 celebration due to uncertainties and limitations related to the coronavirus pandemic.

By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library If you’ve been in close proximity to the Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft recently, you’ve seen the large white tent outside.

GREENVILLE — Well-known balladeer Anni Clark is no stranger to Moosehead Lake.