GUILFORD — The SAD 4 School Board, via a vote of 12-4, approved a proposed $9,271,138 budget for the 2024-25 academic year during a meeting on Tuesday, April 9 at Piscataquis Community Elementary School.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Traffic on Maine’s highways was way above average around the solar eclipse but the total number of visitors to Maine may have been fewer than expected.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — April 2 was the date of the most recent meeting of the GFWC Miosac Club.

The total solar eclipse that passed through western and northern Maine on Monday was something for the ages: a celestial event that may only come once or twice in someone’s life.

Matthew Polstein estimated Monday that the solar eclipse, which drew a rush of visitors to the Katahdin region and other communities along the path of totality, brought more than $150,000 to his business.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff The total solar eclipse that crossed Maine on Monday ended at 3:33 p.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The 2024 Pine Tree Hospice Variety Show promises an afternoon of laughter, music, and entertainment, all to support a good cause.

By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, Houlton Pioneer Times Staff Sun and clear skies are on tap for Monday’s total solar eclipse in Maine, and that is prompting eclipse chasers to change their travel plans and head for the parts of the Pine Tree State that are best situated to see it.

The Children’s Summer Drama Camp, launched in 1999 before the Center Theatre building had even been renovated, is the theatre’s longest-standing program.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Babysitting is a serious responsibility, but with the right training, it can be very rewarding.

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University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in partnership with Volunteer Maine, launched a new online training for individuals getting started in a volunteer management role.

By Troy Bennett, Bangor Daily News Staff GREENVILLE — Cece and Eric English watched the moon blot out the sun, in an ancient celestial dance, above Wyoming’s Grand Teton Mountains during a total solar eclipse in August 2017.

Applications are currently being accepted for the Maine Community Foundation’s Patriot Education Scholarship Fund.

MILO — The Milo Garden Club will hold its April meeting at 1 p.

BROWNVILLE JUNCTION — The Brownville Junction High School alumni will be holding the final meeting of the organization at 6:30 p.

MONSON — The Monson Public Library is hosting a free poetry contest in April in celebration of National Poetry Month.

MILO — Special opening for the eclipse! The Harrigan Learning Center and Museum will be open from 10 a.