DEXTER — A husband and wife team that runs a cattle farm and day care in Dover-Foxcroft is investing in downtown Dexter with their new business — a combined meat market and cafe.

Skowhegan Savings is pleased to announce the promotion of Amanda Bell to community banker in the bank’s eastern, central, and northern Maine markets.

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff This question came to me from the Bangor Daily News’ new director of news and audience, Dan Dinsmore, who wanted to know why there’s a place in Aroostook County called North Yarmouth Academy Grant Township, which is really quite an odd name for a town.

School Year 2023 free and reduced-price meal benefit applications are available for families  with students enrolled in Foxcroft Academy which is participating in the National School Lunch  Program (NSLP).

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom BICENTENNIAL PARADE – Monson celebrated its 200th birthday with a Bicentennial parade on Saturday morning through town.

Throughout Piscataquis County and parts of Penobscot and Somerset, Pine Tree Hospice volunteers are quietly serving the non-medical needs of people in their homes and in long-term facilities.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The GFWC General Federation of Women’s Clubs/Miosac Club President Minnie McCormick entertained 12 members and a guest at her home on West Main Street on Aug.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Northern Light Mayo Hospital and Eastern Maine Community College announce a certified nursing assistant training program offered at no cost for individuals who would like to start a new career in healthcare.

BROWNVILLE – The annual meeting of Brownville Junction High School was held on Friday, Aug.

BANGOR — Pineland Farms Dairy won a Gold Medal at the 39th annual American Cheese Society Judging and Competition.

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff Bissell Brothers Three Rivers in Milo this spring expanded to offer its own kitchen, serving up a house-made menu in lieu of the succession of food trucks and pop-up vendors that have provided eats at the popular brewery and tap room since it opened in 2017.

AUGUSTA – The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Bureau of Parks and Lands recently released the new Land and Water Conservation Fund Outdoor Recreation Investments Map for Maine, developed in collaboration with the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund, Maine Office of Outdoor Recreation, Maine Recreation and Park Association, Maine Department of Transportation, Appalachian Mountain Club, and The Nature Conservancy.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District is partnering with the East Sangerville Grange again to bring you an afternoon of family fun at our upcoming cider pressing event! This event will be held at the Law Farm’s new outdoor educational classroom on Saturday, Sept.

By Lindsay Putnam, Bangor Daily News Staff It’s impossible to tire of the beautiful views that await at Maine’s mountain summits.

GREENVILLE — Nearly $25,000 was raised at the 11th annual Forrest G.

CAMDEN – Camden National Bank is pleased to announce that it has been named “Best Places to Work in Maine” for the second year in a row.

GUILFORD — Experienced pickleball players and those picking up a paddle for the very first time now have a place to play outside in the region.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a five-week online course about wild blueberry production for beginning and established farmers starting Aug.