By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff The former Dover-Foxcroft police chief was indicted Thursday, June 24 by the Piscataquis County grand jury on charges related to his alleged assault on a former partner last year.

Healthy Living for ME is offering a free, 6-week, interactive workshop entitled Building Better Caregivers.

The Piscataquis County Committee of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded $43,500 in grants to five nonprofit organizations.

By Sam Schipani, Bangor Daily News Staff Grocery shopping in Maine is about to look a little different.

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Several hospitals in central and western Maine are seeing staff vaccination rates lower than the corresponding rate for the adult population here, opening them to a higher risk of outbreaks and reflecting the challenges of vaccine hesitancy.

MONSON — The Monson Free Public Library is holding a fundraiser through a gofundme/f/the-berenice-abbott-project account to raise the necessary funds to mat and frame 10 Berenice Abbott prints given to the library several years ago.

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DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District has offered our Families in the Outdoors series since 2017.

ELLSWORTH & PORTLAND – In its second year of grantmaking, the Maine Community Foundation’s Start Up/Scale Up Grant Program is providing $225,000 to 11 Maine nonprofit organizations that are helping new ventures start and grow through shared workspaces and incubator and accelerator programs.

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff National Republican groups have already poured more than $700,000 into Maine’s 2nd District this year as they try again to unseat Rep.

Throughout the month of June anglers of all abilities are encouraged to cast for Fishing Across Maine, a fundraiser for Wayside Food Programs and to help end food insecurity across the state.

The Maine Timber Research and Environmental Education Foundation is proud to announce that Robbins Lumber of Searsmont and Pleasant River Lumber of Dover-Foxcroft, two Maine-based family-owned companies, are the lead underwriters for 2021 Forests of Maine Teachers’ Tours.

MILO — The shift to outdoor learning during the pandemic has offered schools the opportunity to reimagine their classrooms and the lessons they teach.

AUGUSTA – The Maine Legislature unanimously approved a bill sponsored by Rep.

SANGERVILLE — The East Sangerville Grange is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Don Hall Scholarship.

The state of Maine is launching a new program aimed at helping Mainers with disabilities stay safe.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A week after voters in the four RSU 68 communities approved a near $12 million budget for the 2021-22 academic year via a combined 349-89 vote, the school board formally set the assessments for Charleston, Dover-Foxcroft, Monson and Sebec during a June 15 meeting at the SeDoMoCha School.

Do you or someone you know assist another with their health or personal needs? Whether from across the country or 24/7 within your home, you are a caregiver.