The new stimulus package offers relief to businesses in the form of paycheck protection, loans, grants and other programs.

For those who carry excess weight, it can be hard to reach desired goals, keep up with family and friends and enjoy life to its fullest.

Explore Girl Scouts — new member sign-up and trail signs information event takes place from 6-7 p.

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a second session of the 4-H for All club for youth ages 5–13 who are new, or interested in becoming, 4-H members.

By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library Escapism often gets a bad rap or is too narrowly defined.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff A winter storm will bring as much as a foot of snow and wind gusts up to 45 mph across Maine late Monday into Tuesday.

BANGOR — The Bangor COVID-19 vaccination site at Cross Insurance Center will be open as scheduled on Tuesday, Feb.

DEDHAM — The Camp CaPella Polar Dip is one of the largest fundraisers of the year for the non-profit summer camp serving individuals with disabilities.

By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Trail cameras are great tools, whether you’re interested in tracking down a big deer or are simply curious about the wildlife that’s walking around in your backyard.

Applications may be submitted for the Allagash Wilderness Waterway 2021 Visiting Artist Program.

At Northern Light Health, we work with patients to address factors of health in our communities including food insecurity, opioid use and health education.

Penquis has been named one of six U.

BANGOR — The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation wants to hear from Maine and New Hampshire residents on what nonprofits are making a difference in their communities.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District is excited to kick-off our fourth annual Families in the Outdoors series with a “Snowshoeing Adventure” at the Law Farm.

Photo courtesy of Jennifer StanleyDAILY VISITOR — This barred owl has been visiting a home in Dexter on a daily basis since December.

By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor It’s that time of year again: Lakes are freezing up (finally, we hope), anglers are gathering up their gear, and before long, the sound of power augers will be piercing the silence on our favorite lakes and ponds.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff  A solar farm to be built on 18.