GREENVILLE — “Defending the Dark” with filmmaker Tara Roberts Zabriskie and Dark Sky Maine President Nancy Hathaway will tour the state showing the film on Maine’s dark skies.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The upcoming flu season is shaping up to be severe, according to many health experts.

DEXTER — Fall is here.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dover-Foxcroft’s downtown offerings are about to become a touch sweeter and more nostalgic — and just in time for the holidays.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Lauren Erickson, a sonographer at Northern Light Mayo Hospital, was recently presented a Diagnostic Medical Sonography Mentor Award by the Maine College of Health Professions.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dover & Foxcroft Water District received a request from Maine Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network and Maine Emergency Management Agency, asking for volunteers to help a struggling water system in Mississippi.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff A frost is expected to spread across the state on Friday morning as temperatures take a seasonable dip heading into the weekend.

PARKMAN — The Parkman Grange is again administering the Santa Project for all kids, newborn to high school seniors living in the SAD 4 area.

By Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County will buy 24 bulletproof vests using a source of funds it receives from the federal government in place of property taxes on federally owned land in the county.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The RSU 68 superintendent and Foxcroft Academy head of school provided updates on the start of the academic year during the Dover-Foxcroft Select Board meeting Monday evening.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Dover-Foxcroft man arrested in connection with an incident that halted a fireworks show in August pleaded guilty to multiple charges and will serve 15 days in jail, according to the Piscataquis County district attorney’s office.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Dover-Foxcroft man accused of assaulting a local day care’s owner and an employee and fleeing with his two children was sentenced to 45 days in jail, according to the Piscataquis County district attorney’s office.

By David Marino Jr.

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff This week’s question is a continuation of a question asked earlier in the summer about why Maine has a number of townships named for defunct Massachusetts schools.

By Kim Brawn To paraphrase poet Nicholas Gordon: In October, witches come true; wild ghosts escape from dreams.

MONSON — Maine Crafts Association hosts the 10th annual Maine Crafts Weekend Saturday and Sunday, Oct.

GREENVILLE — The Piscataquis County Democratic Committee continues to address food insecurity in our communities.

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff The pandemic boosted Maine’s life sciences sector, which saw the fastest job growth among all industries in the state, a study released Thursday found.