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DOVER-FOXCROFT — A legacy of improvements at Foxcroft Academy to benefit students and the community is continuing with the construction of the Jim Robinson Field House.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A feasibility study for a Piscataquis County public safety radio system is nearing completion and should be presented to the Piscataquis County Commissioners in the near future.

By David Marino Jr.

Raise a Cup Sweepstakes will recognize healthcare workers throughout Maine National Nurses Day is Thursday, May 6 and local Dunkin’ franchisees will thank nurses and healthcare professionals by offering them a free medium hot or iced coffee this Thursday, May 6.

By Sam Schipani, Bangor Daily News Staff Broccoli florets are delicious and nutritious, but the stems are often overlooked — or even thrown away.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Shiretown Homecoming Committee announces the cancelation of its 2021 celebration due to uncertainties and limitations related to the coronavirus pandemic.

BANGOR — For the sixth time in the past seven years, Bangor Savings Bank received the highest ranking in customer satisfaction in the New England region for the J.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Northern Light Health has adapted care and service to meet the needs of our communities.

By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library If you’ve been in close proximity to the Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft recently, you’ve seen the large white tent outside.

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA, Maine — More than a dozen COVID-19 vaccination sites in Maine will offer doses without appointments next week in a rapid and marked shift from scarce doses and few appointments to little issue getting a shot as the vaccine effort continues.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Retired Educators met April 27 at the home of President Rheba Michaud with 12 members attending.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre for the Performing Arts in Dover-Foxcroft is holding a fundraising event in early May to benefit area Neonatal Intensive Care Units and the Theatre’s children’s summer drama camps.

HALLOWELL – NAMI Maine, the state branch for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has released its 2020 annual report to kick off Mental Health Awareness Month.

By Abigail Curtis, Bangor Daily News Staff STOCKTON SPRINGS — Before Stu Kallgren and Sue Dunham started coming to the historic Mount Recluse Cemetery on Cape Jellison in Stockton Springs to repair and clean old gravestones, it was something of a mess.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Northern Light C.

Blood donation centers locally and nationwide are experiencing a decline in blood collection, some seeing the lowest donor turnout in more than a year.

By David Marino Jr.