By Abigail Curtis, Bangor Daily News Staff Miles of old roads that have been designated as abandoned or discontinued wind through every town and county in rural Maine, tracing worn lines across the woods and former farm fields.

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers information and workshops to help consumers find, grow, use, preserve, and store in-season fruits and vegetables in Maine.

Adults considering career changes or advancement in their field could be eligible for scholarships from the Maine Community Foundation.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The GFWC/Miosac Club met April 19 at the Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church.

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

The public will have a chance to weigh in on the proposed year-round ski resort in Piscataquis County — potentially influencing the next steps of the project — during a hearing on June 7.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A lot owned by the town on Central Avenue will be open for public parking in the coming weeks, the Dover-Foxcroft Select Board decided at a meeting Monday.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County homeowners now have the ability to track whether their property or someone else’s has changed hands without their knowledge, as part of an effort to fight title theft.

MONSON — Garments are tacked to the wall and excess fabric is strewn across the wooden floor of an upstairs studio at the Monson Arts Gallery.

Photo courtesy of Maine Highlands FCU BENEFIT SUNFLOWERS – Monty Moose, mascot for Maine Highlands FCU, poses in Dover-Foxcroft with several “sunflowers” that were sold to raise funds for Ukraine.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School MANIE MUSICALE WINNER – Lillian Cooley was the overall winner for Dexter Regional High School of the “Manie Musicale” competition in the French classes.

The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting a stream crossing design & installation workshop on Appalachian Mountain Club’s property in the Katahdin Ironworks area (Maine Atlas & Gazetteer Map 42, D2, Katahdin Iron Works) from 9:30 a.

GUILFORD – Chairperson Paul Zimmerman announced that one of Maine’s great  summer traditions, the popular Piscataquis River Festival, will be back this year following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID pandemic.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – We are still in the midst of the 2021-22 school year, but we are rapidly approaching the summer season.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Nearly 1,000 volunteers were a key part of the effort last year to set up and staff COVID-19 vaccination clinics across the 10-hospital Northern Light Health network.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Community members are invited to support a donation drive to relieve hunger in Ukraine.

MILO — American Legion Auxiliary Unit 41 of Milo sponsored an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 16 at the Veteran’s Memorial Park near the riverfront.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis residents in rural areas who don’t have internet could soon be connected under a new county program.