By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, The County Staff A roomful of fidgety second graders fell silent when wilderness author Tim Caverly started the ghostly tale of a 150-year-old lumberjacks’ boarding house along the Allagash Wilderness Waterway.

AUGUSTA — April is Financial Literacy Month and what better time to roll out new financial wellness resources.

MILLINOCKET — Millinocket Regional Hospital announced that Chief Executive Officer Dr.

GUILFORD — Valley Grange of Guilford is sponsoring a blanket-making event from 9 a.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Northern Light Mayo Hospital is pleased to announce a free showing of “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” at 3:30 p.

AUGUSTA — Gov.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff MILO — An off-the-grid A-frame cabin in Milo that sits on its own quarter-acre private island in the Sebec River is on the market for under $150,000.

ORONO — Twelve undergraduates have been named 2026 Outstanding Graduating Students at the University of Maine, including Jasper Makowski of Dover-Foxcroft and Ruth Griffith of Parkman.

BREWER — Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings revised its outlook from negative to stable and affirmed its ‘BB-‘ long-term rating for bonds issued by Northern Light Health.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension has released a new fact sheet to support individuals who are starting farm enterprises, an effort that often comes with a steep learning curve.

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

DOVER-FOXCROFT — When residents attend the annual town meeting at 9 a.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — April is National Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness and support efforts that strengthen families and build safer, healthier communities.

PARKMAN — The Parkman Grange is pleased to announce that the 24th annual Mother’s Day Tea will be held from 10 a.

DEXTER — The  American Legion 14th District — Piscataquis County will hold its regular meeting and election of officers for the 2026-27 year on Saturday, April 18 in Dexter.

BANGOR —  Bangor Savings Bank has appointed Liz Kohler and John Stebbins to its board of directors, strengthening the Bank’s governance and adding expertise in cross‑sector leadership, workforce development and regional economic growth.

By Dyan McCarthy-Clark SANGERVILLE — Diana Bowley, a seventh generation Sangerville resident, vividly captures her hometown’s history in her new book “Sangerville Over the Centuries: Town of Two Knights”.

GUILFORD — Valley Grange has announced its annual Celebration of Community to be held on Friday, May 15 at the Guilford Grange Hall.