Photo courtesy of Maine Highlands FCU ENDING HUNGER DONATION – Darcie Burch with Maine Highlands FCU presented a donation to John Cram with Dyer’s Hope House in Milo on April 8.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff The National Guard members brought in as reinforcements while Maine hospitals buckled under a surge in COVID-19 cases and staff absences have departed, and the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients statewide is at less than a quarter of its mid-January peak.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – The GFWCMiosac Club met at the Congregational Church April 5.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – A pair of land use ordinance amendments have been accepted as written by the Dover-Foxcroft Planning Board, and will now be sent to the selectboard for final approval before being placed on the Tuesday, June 14 referendum ballot.

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about designing welcoming landscapes from noon to 1:15 p.

MONSON – Frontline Arts,’ a New Jersey based veteran-led art program, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Frontline Paper project with an exhibition at the Monson Arts Gallery through May 8.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – The show must go on! After a two-year hiatus, Pine Tree Hospice’s 26th annual Variety Show is back on Saturday, April 30 at 2 p.

DEXTER — The American Legion 14th District — Piscataquis County — will hold its regular meeting in Dexter on Saturday, April 16 at the Post Home.

MILO – Officials from SAD 41 and three other area school districts continue to work on a regional comprehensive high school project.

In December the State of Maine was recognized for its success in patient safety measures by The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog organization focused on health care safety and quality.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – University of Maine Cooperative Extension expects to open its Greenhouse Plastic Recycling program April 19 with drop-off sites available statewide through Nov.

PORTLAND — Bishop Robert Deeley will celebrate Palm Sunday Mass this Sunday at 10 a.

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s craft brewing industry faced tough realities during the past two years, closing taprooms early in the pandemic in favor of curbside service, fretting supply shortages and paring staff, all of which added to the stress and mental health issues among workers.

Many of the events will likely not be happening as listed below due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A preliminary RSU 68 budget of $12,747,098 for the 2022-23 academic year was presented to the full school board during a meeting at the SeDoMoCha School on Tuesday evening.

GUILFORD – The Red Maple Inn in Guilford was recently honored for its “boundless and heartfelt support of veterans.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – An eggtastic spring 10-cent book sale is planned for the Thompson Free Library, 186 East Main Street.

AUGUSTA – Gov.