DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting free individualized sessions, the Essentials of College Planning for adults 19 & over who are looking for a new career or returning to higher education.

BREWER — Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States.

GUILFORD — For two decades the town of Guilford has celebrated the middle of summer with the Piscataquis River Festival on the last Saturday of July.

By Kim Brawn “There is no greater education than one that is self-driven.

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting a Starting Seeds Indoors workshop designed to provide participants with the best practices for growing seedlings indoors.

GUILFORD — The Guilford United Methodist Church will host its intergenerational event from 5-6:30 p.

MONSON — Portraiture artist, painter, and entrepreneur Lydia Rose Spencer will be featured on Friday, Feb 2 from 4-6 p.

GREENVILLE —  The Natural Resource Education Center’s 17th annual Moosehead Lake Togue Derby will be from Friday, Feb.

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

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting a six-week maple sugaring workshop for youth ages 9 and up who are interested in learning about every step of the maple sugaring journey.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting free individualized sessions, the Essentials of College Planning for adults 19 & over who are looking for a new career or returning to higher education.

ORONO — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program is offering a three-part webinar series focused on using weather-based tools to help agricultural producers adapt to climate change.

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

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff Among such far-flung destinations as Antananarivo, Madagascar and Thessaloniki, Greece in the New York Times’ annual 52 places to go list is Millinocket, Maine, which the Times named as a top place to visit this year for the total solar eclipse, the totality of which will cross a swath of Maine on April 8.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Modern Image Salon celebrates 25 years in business this month, and owner Shari Sage wants to mark this milestone with an anniversary bash at Tap 62 from 5-10:30 p.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Town of Dover-Foxcroft and the steering committee for re-evaluating the next steps for the Mayo Mill Dam are inviting community members and interested parties to learn more about this initiative at a public forum scheduled for Thursday, Jan.

GREENVILLE — Final preparations are underway at Northern Light CA Dean Hospital for the opening of the Buck Family Building in late February.

DEXTER — The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage as the nation faces the lowest number of people giving blood in 20 years.