DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis Regional Food Center, home of the Dover-Foxcroft Area Food Center, teamed up with Northern Light Mayo Hospital on Tuesday to provide free blood pressure screenings for Food Center shoppers.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Anah Shriners will be holding no cost screening clinics to any child that is in need of care in the following areas: Scoliosis, burn care, Spina Bifida, orthopedics, Cerebral Palsy, cleft lip/palate, pediatric surgery, spinal cord injury, sports injuries/fractures and more.

By Manyun Zou and David Dahl, The Maine Monitor Your Data Monitor correspondents have written about the influx of new residents to Maine a few times in the past several months, but a new set of Census Bureau data caught our attention.

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s top vacation areas, including Bethel and Rangeley, are seeing strong demand for second homes, bucking a national trend showing a dramatic drop in purchases.

AUGUSTA — The MEA-Retired Convention and Annual Meeting is May 4 at the Augusta Civic Center.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — President Minnie McCormick brought the GFWC MIOSAC Club meeting of April 4 to order.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The local community came together to generously donate hundreds of pounds of food and nearly $1,000 in financial contributions during the Center Theatre’s annual “Fill the Seats Food Drive” to benefit the Dover-Foxcroft Area Food Center.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Northern Light Mayo Hospital is pleased to announce a free showing of “Space Jam, A New Legacy” on Tuesday, April 18 at 5:30 p.

Observer photo/Jeannette Hughes Children had the opportunity to hunt for 500 eggs on Saturday, April 8 at the Milo American Legion Auxiliary Easter Egg Hunt.

PARKMAN — The Parkman Grange is announcing plans to award 2023 Minnie Welts Bridge Memorial Scholarships to one or more deserving SAD 4 residents continuing their education beyond high school.

In honor of their 50-year history, Partners for Peace, Maine’s first domestic violence resource center, is collecting 50 stories from people affected by domestic abuse to be highlighted in October.

PARKMAN — The Parkman Grange will be starting its spring program with their ninth annual Daddy Daughter Dance on Saturday, April 15 from 6-8 p.

Northern Light Health reported a significant increase in the number of lung cancer screenings conducted in March.

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff After many doctors closed their offices to patient visits earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic, Maine libraries became critical health care hubs.

Maine parishes will host Masses and services to celebrate the Easter Triduum, the culmination of Holy Week, on April 6-9.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover Low Vision group will be meeting at the Central Hall Commons, 152 East Main Street, from 10-11:30 a.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Music! ance! Talent! Pine Tree Hospice’s 27th annual Variety Show is coming up! Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 22 at 2 pm at the Center Theatre.

GREENVILLE — With spring right around the corner, Northern Light CA Dean Hospital is celebrating a big milestone in its modernization project: the new ambulance and main hospital buildings are now weather tight.