Dancing dog, CH Heart Songs Sigtryggyr Gale of Foxwarren (Trick), competed at the  Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in Tarrytown, New York on June 21.

AUGUSTA – This Independence Day, law enforcement agencies in Maine will be working hard to reduce impaired driving.

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff More tourists headed away from cities and into Maine’s less explored areas during the COVID-19 pandemic, bumping up host earnings to $13,000 on average in 2021, the online booking service said.

GREENVILLE – After a two-year hiatus, Northern Light CA Dean Hospital’s Bike and Boat event returned on June 26, with great weather and lots of fellowship and fun.

The Department also encourages all boaters to always Clean, Drain and Dry their boat to prevent the spread of invasive species.

BREWER – Kathy Corey has been re-elected as the chair of the Northern Light Health Board of Directors for a third one-year term.

DOVER-FOXCROFT  — A 24-year-old restaurant owner who started his business during the COVID-19 pandemic is investing in Dover-Foxcroft with a second enterprise.

By Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News Staff The municipal group set to become the new owner of a shuttered Hampden trash plant wants to sell a majority stake in the facility once it takes over to fund its restart.

The towns of Sebec, Dexter and Greenville will each be celebrating Independence Day with events on and around Monday, July 4.

By Lia Russell, Bangor Daily News Staff Bangor Savings Bank enjoyed another record-breaking year for net income despite plummeting mortgage loan applications and economists’ fears of an impending recession.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — All children 18 and under can enjoy free breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday at the SeDoMoCha School, 63 Harrison Ave.

The Eastern Maine Development Corp.

By Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News Staff A Penobscot County judge has delayed the sale of the shuttered Hampden trash plant to the group of towns signed up to use it, derailing plans to finalize the transaction by the end of June.

LEWISTON – Maine Public announces the successful award of seven new noncommercial FM station licenses by the Federal Communications Commission.

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By Kim Brawn Curiosity led me to it – a podcast about FOMO, as in Fear Of Missing Out – when you feel anxious about not being in the know or missing out on events, experiences, life decisions, or even new books.

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine aviation history expert Peter Noddin spent a few days last summer exploring an area Down East for evidence of the wreckage of one of the most famous plane disappearances in history while filming an episode of a Discovery Channel program.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Saturday, June 25, was a hot day in Dover-Foxcroft, but it was also the center of the Whoopie Pie Universe as nearly 8,000 people descended on the downtown to celebrate Maine’s Official State Treat.