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Do you own 10 forested acres in Maine? You could get up to $20,000 to protect it.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Many Maine hunters and outdoor enthusiasts own wooded property.

Recovery Wellness Community Center Color Run Walk/Run

SANGERVILLE — The Recovery Wellness Community Center, 20 Douty Hill Road, will host a benefit Color Run Walk/Run at 10 a.

Free Produce Pop-Up Market returns to Dover-Foxcroft

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Northern Light Mayo Hospital, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Piscataquis County and the Piscataquis Regional Food Center are excited to host a free Produce Pop-Up Market from 11:30 a.

Organist performance June 19

DEXTER — At 5:30 p.

5 waterfront camps you can buy in Maine for under $300K

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Summer’s approaching arrival in Maine means more people will be headed up to their camps — or wishing they had one.

UMaine Extension offers workshop for all ages to learn about opportunities in 4-H

BROWNVILLE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Joy Truck 4-H Collaborative are hosting an Introduction to 4-H Community Workshop from 3:30–5 p.

Partners for Peace, Penquis among REALTORS Foundation grant recipients

AUGUSTA – The Maine Association of REALTORS Foundation, the charitable arm of Maine Association of REALTORS, has awarded $185,000 through its 2026 Competitive Grant Program to 20 non-profit organizations to address a variety of housing needs of low-income individuals and households across Maine.

Makowski receives 2026 Dr. Tom Farrell Future Leaders of Maine Scholarship

YARMOUTH — The Future Leaders of Maine Foundation is proud to announce that Lillian Makowski of Dover-Foxcroft has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Dr.

Babysitting course teaches essential childcare and safety skills

GUILFORD — Northern Light Mayo Hospital will offer a babysitting course for young teens, grades 6-8, June 17, 18 and 19 at Friends of Community Fitness in Guilford.

Northern Light Health highlights new treatments during Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month

BANGOR – Northern Light Health is proud to recognize June as Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, a time dedicated to increasing awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia while promoting strategies for lifelong brain health.

Penobscot County voters will decide whether to move jail out of Bangor

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County voters will decide this November if a new county jail can be built in Hampden.

Sangerville town manager is back on the job

SANGERVILLE — Sangerville Town Manager Brian Mullis is back on the job after being on medical leave for much of 2026.

Dover-Foxcroft to vote on $2.5M bond for Lincoln Street bridge

DOVER-FOXCROFT — When Dover-Foxcroft residents head to the polls Tuesday, June 9, they will vote on moving forward a bond not to exceed $2,500,000 to be used for repairs and improvements of the Lincoln Street bridge by the intersection with North Street.

Black Fly Festival returns Saturday

MILO — The Town of Milo invites the public to join a day of fun and festivities at the annual Black Fly Festival on Saturday, June 6.

How ranked-choice voting will work in Maine’s wide-open June primaries

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff A version of this story was published ahead of the 2022 election.

SeDoMoCha eighth graders tour Dover-Foxcroft dams

DOVER-FOXCROFT — SeDoMoCha Middle School eighth graders had the opportunity to see some of what they have been learning applied in the real world with a field trip to three dam sites across town.

Christine B. Foundation launches campaign to support cancer patients

The Christine B.

County looking to fix Big Moose Mountain access road

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County will repair Ski Resort Road leading up Big Moose Mountain.

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