The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District will be hosting organic orchard specialist CJ Walke of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and College of the Atlantic for an evening webinar: Planning a Backyard Orchard.

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

By Beth Ranagan The statewide and regional statistics concerning teen suicide rates within the last 12 months are alarming.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Thompson Free Library will be opening for in-person services on Saturdays from 9 a.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — 2021 has gotten off to a great start at the Piscataquis Regional YMCA, especially in the organization’s youth development programming.

Towns and cities across Maine are taking advantage of solar energy to reduce municipal energy costs.

GUILFORD — The former Guilford town manager who continues to be active in his community in retirement is the 2020 recipient of the Warren “Pete” Myrick Award from the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Extension will offer a webinar about lighting options for growing indoor plants and seedlings from 6–7 p.

GREENVILLE — The Moosehead Lake Region Economic Development Corporation (Moosehead Lake EDC) will be holding a public information session on a proposed workforce housing development on Spruce Street via Zoom from the town office at 6 p.

GUILFORD — The Guilford United Methodist Church invites all to our in-person services at 10 a.

Maine Woodland Owners will be hosting its annual Forestry Forum on Thursday, Jan.

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

Citing safety and uncertainty during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bicycle Coalition of Maine (BCM) has canceled BikeMaine 2021, the non-profit announced on Jan.

By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has unveiled a series of three clinics designed to help hunters continue to make progress in their hunting journey.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a new series of webinars about cooking with Maine foods from 2–2:45 p.

By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library DOVER-FOXCROFT — “I’m beginning to think ‘hindsight is 2020’ was some kind of message from a future time traveler that we all misunderstood,” Victoria Guida, Politico reporter, via Twitter.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry will offer two free webinars for producers interested in selling packaged meat and poultry direct to consumers.

Several weeks ago the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council (PCEDC) announced its choice for the 2020 Warren “Pete” Myrick Award, Tom Goulette of Guilford.