DEXTER — On Wednesday, July 14 the Abbott Memorial Library trustees will be hosting a reception for the local artists who participated in Husson University’s OMA program (Opening Minds through Art).

ROME — Kids and adults with disabilities and their families in Piscataquis County can experience the freedom and fun of Pine Tree Camp this summer.

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

MONSON — Camden Shakespeare Festival, Monson Arts and The Center Theatre will present the comedy “Aquitania,” written and directed by Stephen Legawiec, outdoors in Monson at 2 p.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Highlands Classical Chamber Ensemble will present a concert of light music on the East Lawn of the Thompson Free Library at 6:30 p.

Eastern Maine Development Corporation updates its Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy every five years using U.

Savor the flavor of summer all winter long with a University of Maine Cooperative Extension online class about pressure canning basics from 6–7:30 p.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Farmers and ranchers have until Aug.

GREENVILLE — All are welcome to the Friends of Wilson Ponds annual meeting at 10 a.

The descendants of James and Sylvia Burrill Bell will gather for a potluck style family dinner to reconnect, share memories, photos and meet other members of the family on Sunday, July 25.

DEXTER — Around 80 teenagers and adults will arrive in Dexter on July 4 to work on and improve homes of the elderly, disabled and other residents.

AUGUSTA – A bill to establish the Maine Accidental Drug Overdose Death Review Panel, sponsored by Rep.

By David Marino Jr.

SANGERVILLE — Northern Light C.

By Sam Schipani, Bangor Daily News Staff A team of researchers at the University of Maine might have found a way to prevent outbreaks in the future by tricking the moths with their own sense of smell.

By Bob Duchesne Now that summer is in full swing, many of us are hiking, biking, paddling and mountain climbing — you know, all the things I used to do.

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff After sightings in all 16 Maine counties and countless Mainers itching the blistery rash, the worst may be over for the year’s browntail moth caterpillar infestation, experts say.

AUGUSTA — Can lessons from methods used by health officials to consult patients during the COVID crisis be used to improve end-of-life care conversations with patients wherever they live, regardless of their physical access to healthcare? The National POLST and Maine Hospice Council and Center for End-of-Life Care believe the answer is yes.