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It’s time to welcome back the female hummingbirds to your feeders

By Bob Duchesne It takes a lot of work to make a hummingbird.

SeDoMoCha Elementary art teachers attend Monson Arts workshop

Photo courtesy of Monson Arts PROGRAMS FOR ART EDUCATORS — Local educators participate in many of Monson Arts’ programs.

Mainers with diabetes encouraged to participate in workshop

MaineCF’s Statewide Fund Advisors award $206,000 in grants to 22 nonprofits

PORTLAND & ELLSWORTH — The Maine Community Foundation has awarded $206,540 in grants to 22 nonprofit organizations across Maine through its Community Building Grant Program.

Fantastical comedy ‘Aquitania’ tells the tale of a land between the mountains and the sea in Camden

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Aquitania sits between the mountains and the sea.

What you need to know about Maine’s new mask guidelines

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff Gov.

Calendar of events

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

Maine businesses signal willingness to follow new state mask guidelines

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Many stores, restaurants and hotels in Maine said they will follow federal mask recommendations mirrored by Gov.

Join PCSWCD for an invasive plants workshop

DOVER-FOXCROFT — What are invasive plants? How did they get here? Why and how do they grow here? What impact do they have on our environment? What can we do about them? Join PCSWCD on Tuesday, Aug.

Milo Garden Club annual Plant Sale and Fair

MILO — Come to the fair, the Milo Garden Club Summer Fair & Plant Sale Thursday, Aug.

Maine Forestry Museum inducts four trailblazing women Into Hall of Fame

The Maine Forestry Museum honored four Hall of Fame inductees during the recent Logging Festival Days in Rangeley.

FOR/Maine releases Forestry Workforce Development Strategy

AUGUSTA – Maine’s Forest Opportunity Roadmap, or FOR/Maine, announced the release of its Workforce Development Strategy for the Forest Products Industry.

Central Maine Power donates $25,000 for Greenville boardwalk

Central Maine Power is proud to invest in building — and rebuilding — community and nonprofit facilities that support local arts, veterans, STEM education and economic development.

Dover Low Vision Group meets Aug. 6

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover Low Vision group will be meeting at The Central Hall Commons, 152 East Main Street, from 10-11:30 a.

Children’s Heritage Day in Monson on Aug. 7

MONSON — The Monson Historical Society will hold a Children’s Heritage Day at the Monson Museum building from 10 a.

Even dead woodpeckers will cling to a tree

By Bob Duchesne I was surveying a block on the southeast side of First Roach Pond in Kokadjo, when I noticed a downy woodpecker clinging to a roadside tree, about 4 feet off the ground.

Feed your imagination with Thompson Free Library

“Come with me and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination.

Gov. Mills declares Aug. 7-8 as Maine’s first Wild Blueberry Weekend

With Maine’s blueberry season just around the corner, Gov.

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