By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff SHIRLEY – A Peru woman has died after crashing into a turning vehicle in Shirley.

GREENVILLE — For the first time since 2019, residents and visitors alike will be able to check out locally made arts and crafts and meet the people behind the handcrafted works at more than a half dozen businesses all within walking distance of one another.

GUILFORD — A Guilford woman arrested for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend in the neck on Sunday later claimed she acted in self-defense because he was a terrorist, according to an incident report obtained Tuesday.

BANGOR – To help provide equitable learning access and opportunities and keep local youth connected, UScellular has donated 25 wireless hotspots and two years of service to Penquis Community Action Program as part of its After School Access Project.

MONSON — Monson Summerfest will return on Saturday, July 16, with an event-packed day to help celebrate the season and the community’s Bicentennial.

GUILFORD — A Guilford man who was stabbed in the neck was transported by LifeFlight to a Bangor hospital on Sunday, according to the Piscataquis County District Attorney’s Office.

MONSON – The Monson Historical Society is pleased to have two outstanding programs on Saturday, July 16 during Monson’s Summerfest activities.

PARKMAN – The Parkman Grange is pleased to announce its 2022 Minnie Welts Bridge Scholarship winners.

Photo courtesy of Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union CARING FOR P.

Grade eight, high honors – habits of work: Jon Andrescu, Shealyn Bagley, Paige Jandreau, Taylor Michaud, Damiair Miller, Chloe Murdock, Annabelle Peakes, Caleb Pelkey, Casey Swenson, Abagail Trafton, and Bailey Turcotte; honors – habits of work: Ethan Addington, Ryan Hocking, Kallie Stone, and Lexi Wintle; high honors – academic: Jon Andrescu, Shealyn Bagley, Paige Jandreau, Chloe Murdock, Caleb Pelkey, Kallie Stone, and Baylee Turcotte; honors – academic: Abagail Trafton.

Grade eight, high honors: Amara Driscoll and Paeton Mitchell; honors: Liam Atkinson, Josie Bishop, Vegas Carey, Sean Chenkin, Michael Coburn, Lillian Hatt, Byron Severance, Connor Smith, Joshua Stineford, Cole Watts, and Gage Yenchochic.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff A longtime Bangor attorney known for his work with municipalities in northern and Down East Maine has been appointed to serve as Penobscot County’s probate court judge for the rest of the year.

Grade 12, highest honors: Clyde Day, Nathan Fernald, Miles Gadwah and Cole Smith; high honors: Bradley Crane, Abey Givens, Ricky Goodell, Jr.

Grade 12, high honors: Grady Atkinson, Hope Lovell, Emily McKinnon, Jonathan Paquette, and Mikal Sickler; honors: April Badger, Benjamin Bouley, Angela Bryden, Justin Chambers, Trinity Moulton-Moors, Maxwell Osgood, Alvin Robshaw, and Desirea Stanley.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff He was a beloved institution at Piscataquis Community High School in Guilford.

More than $45,000 in Maine Community Foundation grants will help strengthen nonprofit organizations and projects in Piscataquis County.

Grade 12, high honors: Alan Abolnik Ribe, Jasmine Baravaglio Alves, Filip Brkic, Grace Carlson, Aine Casey, Rebekah Demers, Cheyanne Desautell, Anh Alice Doan, Pierce Fagan, Daisy Foster, Kasey Howell, Joshua Michael Lemanski, Alicia London, Kaitlyn Lord, Jasper Makowski, Kate Neville, Nguyen Nhat Leo Nguyen, Anastasia Peirce, Connor Plante, Klara Puskeilerova, Isabel Qualey, Aleshia Raymond, Jacob Reed, Ruby Rideout, Bryson Ross, Makenzie Sands, Austin Seavey, and Meghan Spooner; honors: Nathanael Brown, Marshall  Burt, Carolina Caruzo Gomes dos Santos,  Nadia Chokki, Alexis Cole, Gabriel Coutinho Cavalini, Rodrigo Diaz Arrigunaga, Emily Fuller, Cadence Gil, Emily Harmon-Weeks, James Jankunas, Benjamin Johnston, Dameon Lyford, Reece McCarty, Olivia McCorrison, Carter Merrill, Kylie Merritt, Anh Ngoc Tu Nguyen, Cameron Parlee, Anh Julia Phan, Maxwell Rosso, Max Schnetzer, Anthony Smith, Corbin Toner,  Joseph Wertz, and Seojin Sarah Yoo.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Hearing the haunting call of a common loon echoing across the water can be exhilarating.