BANGOR — CourageLIVES and Saint Andre Home are pleased to announce that Executive Director Carey Nason has been named a 2024 National Reaching Rural Fellow.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff A Canada-based railway company has been fined for Clean Water Act violations stemming from two train derailments in Maine.

GREENVILLE — A grand opening celebration and open house for Greenville’s new public safety building on Minden Street is scheduled for 11 a.

GREENVILLE — For months the Greenville Planning Board worked on a pair of ordinances for the June 3 annual town meeting, one for fences and another pertaining to updating the land use ordinance via minimum lot sizes to be in compliance with state regulations on housing density.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Briar Lyons Boetsch and her husband Aaron were fishing a cove in Moosehead Lake this spring when they found one that had smallmouth bass.

DEXTER — With help from various community partners, students in the Building Trades program at Tri-County Technical Center will soon be able to apply what they have learned in the classroom in the real world as they are part of a crew to construct a family home on Main Street Hill.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The economic value of Maine’s lakes to the state economy has more than doubled in 25 years, according to a University of Maine study being released in June.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Piscataquis Regional Food Center announces a new funding initiative in response to a 200 percent rise in program registration in the first year.

Northern Light CA Dean Hospital announces that its annual Bike and Boat fundraiser is now open for registration. With gorgeous views of the Maine woods and majestic Moosehead Lake, Bike and Boat is a family-friendly experience that raises funds to support CA Dean Hospital.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners approved a $175,000 increase to the 2024-25 Unorganized Territory budget during a meeting on Tuesday, June 4.

DEXTER — Thirteen members of the Piscataquis Region Retired Educators Association and one guest met at the FAMBily Restaurant in Dexter for their monthly meeting on May 28.

By Elizabeth Walztoni Plant sale and swap season is in full swing, and this year there are some new considerations to keep in mind while shopping.

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington celebrated the success and accomplishments of the members of the Class of 2024 with a gala commencement ceremony in Farmington.

Photos courtesy of Friends of Community Fitness FISHING TRIP — Piscataquis Community Elementary School fourth-graders had the opportunity to go on a fishing trip to Kiwanis Park in Dover-Foxcroft on May 23.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Shawn Jacobs of Belfast and his buddy Dustin Nadeau of Searsport fish Moosehead Lake just a couple times a season.

Northern Light Mayo and CA Dean Hospitals, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Piscataquis County, and Highland Area Gleaners announce seven free produce pop-up markets in Dover-Foxcroft, Milo, and Greenville.

AUGUSTA – Memorial Day Weekend marks the beginning of the boating season in Maine for many, and the Maine Warden Service is urging all boaters to wear your life jacket, boat safely, and if you are under 25 years of age, complete a boating safety education course.