PORTLAND — AARP Maine invites local eligible nonprofit organizations and governments to apply for the 2026 AARP Community Challenge grant program, now through March 4.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — What started as a hobby has developed into a business preserving special moments forever, for 25 years owner Michael Brown of Mike’s Photography has been capturing images.

SHIRLEY — The Shirley Bog Trail Busters Inc.

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

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Tickets are now available for the Center Theatre’s Sweetheart’s Dance.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — This February the Piscataquis Regional Food Center invites the community to gather once again for its 2nd Annual Cold Hands & Warm Hearts Luncheon, a heartwarming fundraiser to fight hunger in the Maine Highlands and celebrate the extraordinary generosity of this year’s Hunger Heroes, the Perkins Family.

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University congratulates the following students on being named to the fall 2025 president’s list, the fall terms run from September to December: Taylor Defa of Medford and David Bialczak of Abbot.

MILFORD — On Jan.

MILO — A sprouting sweet potato, Conservation-in-a-Cup, and a birthday cake with ice cream were some of the fun features at the Milo Garden Club meeting held on Tuesday, Jan.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Lalli Ventura of New Jersey always dreamed of raising her 7-year-old daughter in an area with plenty of land to explore.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in collaboration with the University of New Hampshire and University of Vermont Extension, will offer a 2026 Tri-State Dairy Exchange monthly webinar series beginning Wednesday, Jan.

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County received no bids on a $23 million loan to fund the county in 2026 by the set deadline, County Finance Director Brenda Palmer said on Jan.

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Mark W.

GUILFORD — SAD 4 officials will begin work on developing the 2026-27 budget in the near future, but in the meantime the Jobs for Maine Graduates speciality position at Piscataquis Community Secondary School should be funded in full for next year.

WinterKids is proud to announce that “For the Joy of Winter: 25 Years of WinterKids” will air on Maine Public Television as part of the Maine Public Film Series on Thursday, Jan.

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Marie Durgin of Dover-Foxcroft has been named to Southern New Hampshire University‘s fall 2025 dean’s list.

By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, The County Staff AUGUSTA — A plan offering property valuation and tax relief to unorganized territory landowners erodes confidence in the tax system and may violate Maine law, the Maine County Commissioners Association said Jan.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dover-Foxcroft residents will have a say in what the downtown riverfront will look like in the future after the multiyear process to remove the Mayo Mill Dam on the Piscataquis River.