ATKINSON — The Atkinson Lady Quilters present the 34th annual Quilt Show from 9 a.

Every new baby in Piscataquis County will receive four packages during their first year of life — one for each three-month milestone — as part of a pilot project designed to support the health of parents and infants.

The Harold J Crosby community band announces a summer of free instrumental music lessons for youth and adults.

DEXTER — Dexter Age Friendly has just distributed another 30 garden beds to area seniors.

PORTLAND — The Mitchell Institute, a Maine-based nonprofit scholarship and research organization founded by Senator George J.

Ann Thomas and her family began the Gary “Gip” Thomas Scholarship Fund at Foxcroft Academy to honor her late husband.

Six students attending college within the University of Maine System have received the Maine Community Foundation’s Chet Jordan Leadership Awards.

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

Partners for Peace, Maine’s first domestic violence resource center, is celebrating 50 years of advocating on behalf of people affected by domestic violence in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties.

By Kim Brawn Are you tired of paying for endless streaming channels? A la carte has become mucho dinero! Entertainment costs big bucks these days, so finding the best deals is essential.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Showers were in the forecast for the afternoon, but that didn’t stop 6,000 people from coming to Dover-Foxcroft to get their whoopie pies during the annual Maine Whoopie Pie Festival on Saturday, June 24.

PORTLAND – The end of expanded food assistance benefits, coupled with rising food costs, has created an enormous challenge for Mainers trying to put food on the table.

NEWPORT — Darling’s Auto Group acquires Hartley’s Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Newport.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine still has the oldest population in the nation.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society’s Observer Building Museum, located on Union Square, will be officially opening on Whoopie Pie Day – Saturday, June 24.

GUILFORD — Piscataquis Community Elementary School sixth-graders answered their principal’s challenge to make a difference globally.

GUILFORD — On Thursday, June 15 Friends of Community Fitness celebrated its 20-year anniversary with a  barbecue and family fun day including entertainment from the Piscataquis Ukulele Players.

The General Federation of Women’s ClubsMIOSAC Club of Dover-Foxcroft has celebrated its 87th birthday.