By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR — For Marilou “LuLu” Ranta, winning a James Beard award wasn’t nearly as exciting as the morning she spent at the federal courthouse.

As summer approaches and classes come to an end, many students are excited to take a break from learning.

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Fidium Fiber is expanding its all-fiber internet network in Dexter and Guilford, as well as parts of the Corinna, Garland, and Sangerville areas, bringing multi-gig speed service to more than 5,200 homes and businesses in these Maine communities.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff DEXTER — One of the state’s major health care providers will close a Dexter-based facility next month.

MILO — Three Rivers Kiwanis’ annual yard sale and auction is coming on Friday, Aug.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Babysitting is a rewarding way for pre-teens and teens to gain valuable work experience and earn extra money.

By Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News Staff Frogmore Flower Farm is one of at least five businesses growing flowers in the Waldo County town of Brooks, population 1,010.

MONSON — Twelve members of the Piscataquis Region Retired Educators Association and two guests met July 23 at the Lakeshore Pub in Monson for the monthly meeting.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Following last month’s vote to reject a referendum article concerning removal of the downtown Mayo Mill Dam on the Piscataquis River — indicating citizens were in favor of using tax money to fund studies, permitting, and repair costs for the structure — a 9-member Mayo Mill Dam Review Committee has been formed to help determine the future of the site.

SEBEC — Galyna and Ambrose Lovely have opened Belle Boulangerie in quaint Sebec Village.

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By Paula Brewer, The Star-Herald Staff A Maine heating and cooling company will soon open its northernmost location in Aroostook County.

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GREENVILLE – Northern Light CA Dean Hospital is pleased to welcome diabetes expert Justine Fierman, APRN-BC, CDCES, to its practitioner team.

By Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News Staff The walls of a straw house are under construction in a former boat shop at a Rockland industrial park.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine saw home sales fall in June, snapping a four-month climb.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Guilford woman was found guilty on July 25 of stealing more than $700,000 from a Medford company over a period of three years.