By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A nearly $500,000 grant will connect Mainers who are leaving incarceration or who are in recovery from substance use with resources to help them find jobs.

Grade eight, habits of work high honors: Ava Brown, Allaynah Rolfe, Madison Thomas, Callie Cox, Keegan Cromwell, Lily Wintle, Raelynn Anderson, Ezekiel Bullock, Aubrey Ladd, William Simpson; academic high honors: Ava Brown, Allaynah Rolfe, Keegan Cromwell, Ryan Farnsworth, Lily Wintle, Ezekiel Bullock, Aubrey Ladd.

MONSON — Monson’s Summerfest takes place Saturday, July 20, an annual celebration of all things summer.

ATKINSON – The annual quilt show at the Atkinson United Methodist Church, 130 S.

MONSON — The Monson Finnish Farmers Club will be holding a Finn Dance on Saturday, July 20 from 7-10 p.

MONSON — Author Jeff Ryan will speak at Monson Summerfest at 11 a.

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri — Missouri State University awarded 2,890 degrees to students at the spring commencement ceremonies May 10 at Great Southern Bank Arena.

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff For some restaurants in Maine, the view is as much of a feast as the menu.

CAMDEN – Camden National Bank announced that nominations are open for the 2024 Leaders & Luminaries Awards.

DEXTER — Once in every orbit around the sun, Wayside Grange & Theatre presents its infamous variety show.

BANGOR — The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation is pleased to announce that it has awarded over $191,000 in grants to 23 non-profit organizations across Northern New England.

MILO — The SAD 41 alternative education program will have a new name, new location, and new method of instruction when classes begin at the end of the summer.

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington proudly announces its dean’s list for the spring 2024 semester.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Central Hall Commons is excited to announce the “Share Your Sunshine Photo Contest”, a call to capture the beauty and bounty of local gardens.

Recurring Events Mondays DEXTER: The Abbott Museum is open 10 a.

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers in the northern half of the state are used to seeing an eclectic array of people winding their way along the Appalachian Trail — usually, in the final few hundred miles of the more than 2,000 mile journey by foot that begins in Georgia and ends on Katahdin, a spectacular finale for one of the most epic hikes in the world.

LAKE VIEW PLANTATION — The sixth annual Schoodic Lake Charity Bass Tournament will take place from 7 a.

MONSON — The Tree Talk art exhibition developed from a conversation Jemma Gascoine had with Mike Decker, Monson Arts education officer, when Monson Pottery/Gascoine Gallery was hosting the November 2023 Artist Meet n’ Greet.