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Expect Maine’s fairs to be more agricultural this year

By Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News Staff Across Maine’s agricultural fairs, organizers are making a new push to connect attendees to current farmers and fair history.

April’s solar eclipse greatly boosted tourism spending in Maine

By Nick Song, Maine Public Spending by tourists in Maine increased by 23.

Injured Waterville man carried out of Gulf Hagas

BOWDOIN COLLEGE EAST GRANT TWP – The Maine Warden Service, with the help of volunteers from the Appalachian Mountain Club, Greenville Fire and Rescue, and the ambulance crew from C.

Maine Whoopie Pie Festival returns on Saturday in Dover-Foxcroft

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Maine’s beloved Whoopie Pie Festival will return Saturday June 22 with live wrestling and a record number of bakers from around the state.

Perri named to NMCC spring dean’s list

SeDoMoCha students stick it to the principal

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Soon after walking into the gymnasium for a mid-morning assembly on the final day of school on June 14, SeDoMoCha School Principal Adam Gudroe found himself in a sticky situation.

New Piscataquis County flag raised on county campus

Contributed photo NEW COUNTY FLAG — The new Piscataquis County flag is raised by Sheriff Robert Young, Chief Deputy Todd Lyford, and Deputy Kyle Wilson during a ceremony on Flag Day (Friday, June 14) at the county campus in Dover-Foxcroft.

Gov. Mills announces $2.4M in grants to help prepare for climate effects, improve energy efficiency

AUGUSTA – Gov.

Color run at Dexter Regional High School

By Chloe Murdock, Dexter Regional High School Class of 2026 DEXTER — June 1 was a beautiful day for a color run! Dexter Regional High School’s JMG Student Leadership Team and Positive Action Team teamed up to put together a 5K color fun run.

2024 Foxcroft Academy senior and post-graduate scholarships and awards

Anna Shaw Buck Prize for Excellence in Written Spanish: Marceli Cerek Ben Sue Dow Memorial Scholarship: Jackson Smith Blue Collar Scholarship: Devin Henderson C.

Annual count shows deceptive decline in number of Maine homeless people

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff The annual count of homeless people in Maine documented 1,000 fewer people this year, but experts say the drop isn’t a result of homelessness declining across the state.

What happens to the marijuana seized from illegal Maine grow houses?

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Police departments across Maine have seized hundreds of pounds of marijuana during the last year in dozens of illegal grow house raids.

U.S. Sen. Collins helps open Greenville public safety building

GREENVILLE — U.

St. Anselm College dean’s list

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — St.

Center Theatre says ‘don’t attend our fundraiser’

DOVER-FOXCROFT – This Independence Day, the Center Theatre for the Performing Arts invites you to celebrate in a way that requires no dress-up, no driving, and no leaving your favorite summer spot.

Gov. Mills announces expansion of new high-speed electric vehicle chargers across Maine

Charger will be at Indian Hill Trading Post AUGUSTA — Gov.

Thomas College honors list

WATERVILLE,— Thomas College announces local undergraduate students named to the spring 2024 honors list: Miles Gadwah and Olivia McCorrison of Charleston and Zachary Warren of Monson.

CourageLIVES executive director named 2024 Reaching Rural Fellow

BANGOR — CourageLIVES and Saint Andre Home are pleased to announce that Executive Director Carey Nason has been named a 2024 National Reaching Rural Fellow.

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