DOVER-FOXCROFT — The new school year is right around the corner, and there’s a lot to think about: school supplies, healthy lunches and snacks, required vaccines, bedtime routines, and more.

BANGOR —  The Maine Conservation Voters Action Fund, which works to elect pro-environment and pro-democracy candidates to public office, recently released its first round of endorsements for the general election on Nov.

Many of the events may not be happening as listed due to COVID-19.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Saturday, Aug.

DEXTER – Two organizations are coming together to bring more people together and raise more funds for the Maine-A-Wish Foundation than going solo at different locations across town and/or on different dates.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom RIVERFEST RETURNS – After a 3-year absence due to the pandemic, the Piscataquis River Festival returned to Guilford on Saturday.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Maine Highlands Council for the Arts is delighted to present the beloved regional ensemble Con Brio Brass on Saturday, Aug.

PORTLAND — The Institute for Family-Owned Business has named 25 companies as finalists for the 22nd Maine Family Business Awards.

Grant funding for organizations and projects that provide community-based transportation, usually through volunteer drivers, is available from the Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Charity Foundation Fund.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft has announced that Bangor musician and songwriter Larry John McNally will be performing on Friday, Aug.

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By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff About half a foot of rain over the next month is needed to relieve the moderate drought conditions.

CORINNA — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Penobscot livestock club will host a livestock show and sale from 6 p.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Approximately 100 SeDoMoCha School students have been attending portions of a six-week STEAM camp/summer school where they have been taking part in academic programs and exploring some outside interests.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Giving birth just nine days ago didn’t stop Shania Wooding from opening a new business in downtown Dover-Foxcroft.

Arts organizations throughout the state may be eligible for grants from the Maine Community Foundation.

DEXTER – Clyde Day, a recent graduate of Dexter Regional High School, received word that he came in first in the state and placed fifth nationally in the annual InvestWrite competition for the second semester of the 2021-22 school year.

PARKMAN — The Parkman Grange will be hosting a Daddy Daughter Dance on Friday, Aug.