University of Maine Cooperative Extension has several resources to help prepare a safe and healthy Thanksgiving meal.

By Sandy Holt Heal Loons are my absolute favorite aquatic birds and I love photographing them.

BATH — The holiday season might look a little different this year, but many traditions remain the same, such as the simple joy of sending – and receiving – a special card from a friend or family member.

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DEXTER — Like many communities around the state and nation, Dexter had a very high turnout for Election Day on Nov.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre is holding a holiday raffle to raise money for their operational expenses during these challenging times.

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff A young Richard Evans received one of his earliest political inspirations when he heard Barbara Jordan, who would become the first southern Black woman elected to Congress, speak at his graduation from high school in a poor part of Houston.

By Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News Staff Cross-country skiing, also known as Nordic skiing, is a way to explore the snowy wilderness while enjoying aerobic exercise.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff Cindy Ranta has been the primary bulla baker at Monson’s Finnish Farmers Club for years now — her dessert bread is always a staple of the group’s dances and potlucks.

By the Maine Monitor On a sunny September morning in Dover-Foxcroft, more than 50 cars stretched from the Piscataquis Regional Food Center three blocks down North Street an hour before a food distribution event was to begin.

By Carol Belanger On a windy, bitter cold day in December of 2017, I was just getting acquainted with my first DSLR camera, so any opportunity for pictures was an exciting time to learn for me.

Through a partnership with the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), EMDC is distributing $19 million in COVID-19 relief to businesses and nonprofits in Eastern Maine.

DEXTER — Husband and wife realtors with more than 25 collective years experience now have an office of their own.

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Democrats in the U.

PORTLAND — In accordance with Gov.

Friends of Baxter State Park, a nonprofit organization that supports the 209,644-acre park, is auctioning off retired Baxter State Park signs as a fundraiser.

BANGOR — Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) has received a 2020 Impact Award from the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) for the state’s Connecting with Opportunities Initiative.

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer ideas for using local foods in a traditional Thanksgiving dinner from 2 to 3 p.