By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library When you walk into a new place it can feel a bit strange.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff A bill that will prohibit floating camps from Maine’s lakes and ponds got the nod May 28 by the Legislature’s Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Center Theatre for the Performing Arts will host a special screening of the documentary film “Rohna Classified” at 6:30 p.

The 2025 Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Maine will officially begin on Tuesday, June 3, uniting law enforcement officers from across the state as they carry the Flame of Hope through dozens of communities on its journey to the Special Olympics Maine State Summer Games, beginning on Friday, June 6 at the University of Maine in Orono.

BOWERBANK — Eleven members of GFWC Miosac Club gathered at Bear Point Marina May 20 to observe our 89th birthday.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife was in the public crosshairs when criticism from former employees got traction on social media.

WATERVILLE — Thomas College hosted Class of 2025 graduates and their guests on May 17 in the Alfond Athletic Center.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff An attempt to allow more charter schools in Maine briefly turned into an effort to block a new one from opening before both Democratic and Republicans agreed to hold off on changes.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Those who died in service of their country were honored during Dover-Foxcroft’s annual Memorial Day observance on Monday morning.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Northern Light Health announces the relocation of outpatient podiatry (foot and ankle) services from the Northern Light Health Center in Sangerville to Northern Light Orthopedics in Dover-Foxcroft.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre and RSU 68 are partnering to present a showcase of student work from the SeDoMoCha 21st Century After School Program.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff The Bangor Daily News and The Maine Monitor will welcome a new Report for America corps member focused on a topic we need more reporting on: rural government.

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington honored members of the Class of 2025 with a festive Commencement celebration on May 10.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A small local club celebrated more than 90 years of friendship and giving back to their neighbors and extended community.

The Maine Community Foundation announced the launch of a new initiative to strengthen Maine communities by ensuring strong, local news coverage in all parts of the state.

Northern Light Mayo Hospital and Northern Light Medical Transport recently celebrated paramedic William “Bill” Zimmerman for receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from Maine EMS, a bureau of the Maine Department of Public Safety.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A request for proposals for Piscataquis County’s $6.

Observer file photo/Stuart Hedstrom MEMORIAL DAY IN DOVER-FOXCROFT – Participants in the 2022 Memorial Day parade in Dover-Foxcroft march from the fire station down East Main Street to the Piscataquis River bridge for a wreath ceremony.