ORONO — Maine’s attorney general and four other individuals with differing personal and professional perspectives will address the topic “The State of Civil Rights in Maine” as part of eastern and central Maine’s 2022 Martin Luther King Jr.

GUILFORD — An early step for a proposed regional comprehensive high school concerns the governance of the secondary institution.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff When Laurie and Norm Turner began building their home in Medford 15 years ago, they designed it so they could sit at the kitchen table and watch birds and other wildlife through the windows.

Abner Wade Lodge in Sangerville started the Santa Project in 2009, headed up by W.

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BANGOR – Dirigo Reads, a program that aims to put a book in the hands of every Maine first grader each month during the school year by 2025, is looking to increase the number of schools that will participate in the program during the next school year.

ORONO – University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about hydroponic gardening from 6–7:15 p.

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff Just like people, rats avoid the cold of a Maine winter by going inside.

Healthy Living for ME will be offering the National Diabetes Prevention Program to Mainers in 2022.

Fifteen projects totaling $619,000 will conserve more than 50,000 acres and create land conservation easements across the state with funding through Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Land Protection grant program.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Each year Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District has a tree & plant sale fundraiser that offers different varieties of locally-grown fruit trees, flowers, and herbs.

SHIRLEY – The snowstorm predicted for this past weekend did not amount to enough new snow to utilize the big groomer.

Maine adults seeking to pursue college have a new option to jumpstart their education with support from their local Maine adult education program.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Gov.

Photo courtesy of Tammy O’Neil WINTER SCENE – Tammy O’Neil took this picture beside Lowes Bridge and the Piscataquis River in Guilford, facing south toward Dover-Foxcroft on Jan.

ORONO – University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer two online research updates specific to the agricultural industry from 7–8 p.

AUGUSTA – Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Commissioner Amanda Beal and the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands announced an 8 percent increase in final attendance for Maine State Parks in 2021 compared to the previous all-time attendance record in 2020.

Nominations are now open for the 2022 County Teachers of the Year and 2023 Teacher of the Year.