Since 2001, the impact of pain on the nation’s wellness has been marked by Pain Awareness Month each September.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff KOKADJO — Bear hunters are a pretty patient bunch.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre announced on Sept.

The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt across Maine communities, from the largest cities to the smallest rural towns.

CAMDEN – Camden National Bank announced that it has been included in the statewide 2021 Best Places to Work in Maine list.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Six women entrepreneurs have come together to offer their respective health services in one place.

DEXTER — On the eve of the first day of classes and less than a week after voting to make masks optional in the classroom, the SAD 46 school board altered its decision and will now require masks indoors.

By David Marino Jr.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Emergency Management Agency has a new app — that is still being developed — to relay different types of information directly to county employees, residents and others interested in the region.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff A Milo man with a history of domestic violence assault is charged with murder in connection with the death of his 1-month-old son on Sunday, according to the Maine attorney general’s office.

Northern Light Home Care & Hospice has made a commitment to both Mayo and CA Dean hospitals to serve the patient population in Piscataquis County.

Observer photo/Stuart HedstromPULLING THEIR WEIGHT — Driver Mike Kirkpatrick of Whitefield and R&R Windows of Easthampton, Massachusetts guides Henry and Howie to a first-place performance in the 3,200 class of the horse pull at the 134th Piscataquis Valley Fair in Dover-Foxcroft on Aug.

ELLSWORTH & PORTLAND – The Belvedere Traditional Handcrafts Fund of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded $107,901 to 12 organizations across Maine that promote traditional handcrafts.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Wednesday, Sept.

Maine has the distinction of being the most forested state in the country, with 89 percent of its area covered by woods.

Community members from across Penobscot County will be given an opportunity to shape priorities for community health at a special forum aimed at providing input to the region’s public health and healthcare organizations.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Three girls will reign as Miss Maple in three respective age groups for the next year after being crowned during the sixth annual Miss Maple Pageant on Saturday morning, Aug.

By Beth Ranagan DEXTER — In 2019 Gatherings 4 Main Street, the site of Dexter’s Seventh Day Adventist Church, opened under the direction of Dawn Tritch, the then assistant minister.