By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff A restaurant in the Piscataquis County town of Monson won a James Beard Award on Monday night for Outstanding Hospitality, making it the seventh restaurant or chef in Maine to be honored with the award.

MONSON — The Monson Collaborative, a local organization whose goal is to bring vitality to downtown Monson, recently gave out over $12,000 in grant money to four local businesses and organizations.

MILO — The American Legion in Milo has coffee, donuts, and  social time every Wednesday from 9 a.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Eastern Maine Community College and Northern Light Mayo Hospital recently recognized five individuals who successfully completed their coursework to become nurses.

BROWNVILLE — Brownville Elementary’s 2023 Career Day was a huge success.

Jobs for Maine’s Graduates is pleased to announce that the organization and scholarship partners have awarded scholarships to 10 exceptional individuals.

Photos courtesy of Three Rivers Kiwanis DAY OF FISHING — On May 16 Three Rivers Kiwanis hosted “Hooked on Fishing, Not Drugs” for Brownville Elementary School fourth-graders.

SEBEC — The Sarah Elizabeth Palmer Tent #23, Daughters of Union Veterans and Col.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Blacksmith Shop Museum, located on the Dawes Road in Dover-Foxcroft, is now open for the summer.

Credit unions across the state are coming together to support the fourth annual $100,000 Ending Hunger Challenge.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Spring into summer at the contra dance from 7-10 p.

DEXTER — Wayside Grange & Theatre is excited to host Greg Boardman, Maine’s premier fiddler and founder of  the famous Maine Fiddle Camp, among other numerous accolades.

RIPLEY — Two years ago Connecticut native Jeffrey Daigle and his wife moved to Ripley to come back to the Dexter area where she is originally from.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society invites all who love history to our Wednesday, June 7 meeting at the Central Hall Commons at 7 p.

By Aislinn Sarnacki In the shade of stunted spruce trees, mounds of snow slowly melted in the warmth of late May.

MILO — The Milo Garden Club will hold its annual meeting at the Kiwanis Building at noon on Tuesday, June 6.

ABBOT — The Abbot Historical Society will be holding a plant sale and craft fair from 9 a.

By Valerie Royzman, Staff Writer Maine’s beloved Whoopie Pie Festival, which draws thousands to Dover-Foxcroft each summer, will return June 24 — this year with VIP entrance and parking passes to get attendees to the sweet treats faster.