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Bicycle Coalition of Maine bringing women’s ride to Greenville

The Women’s Ride will take place on Saturday, June 5, in 20 different cities and towns across Maine for a total of 24 individual rides, the Bicycle Coalition of Maine announced.

Near $12M RSU 68 budget moved to referendum

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A proposed 2021-22 RSU 68 budget totaling $11,999,662 was approved during the annual district budget meeting on May 25 at the SeDoMoCha School.

40 years ago, a Mainer dressed as Spider-Man climbed the tallest building in the world

Note: Bangor Daily News archives dating back to 1911 are now available at newspapers.

Another Mainer has died and 162 more coronavirus cases reported across the state

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

Voting day set for June 8 in Dover-Foxcroft

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A validation question on the proposed 2021-22 RSU 68 budget will be on the Tuesday, June 8, ballot along with the Dover-Foxcroft referendum items.

D-F Historical Society museums open

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society is back after a very strange 2020.

SeDoMoCha wins a brand new $100K DON’T QUIT! Fitness Center

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Gov.

SeDoMoCha School added to CDC outbreak list

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The SeDoMoCha School has been added to the CDC outbreak list, but school operations will continue as before.

Maine sees new coronavirus cases plunge to lowest level since fall 2020

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

LSI Industries acquires JSI Store Fixtures for $90M

MILO — LSI Industries Inc.

Wardens, Allagash ranger rescue capsized canoeists on Chamberlain Lake

T7, R13 — The Maine Warden Service, with the help of an Allagash Wilderness Waterway Ranger, rescued two capsized canoeists on Chamberlain Lake in Northern Piscataquis County on May 23.

Valley Grange honors school employees across the region

GUILFORD — Members of the Valley Grange #144 opted for an atypical choice as the organization’s Community Citizen Award while looking back on a year-plus in the coronavirus pandemic.

Center Theatre receives Golden Apple Award from Maine Education Association

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On May 22, at the Maine Education Association Representative Assembly, the Center Theatre was given a Golden Apple Award.

Banish boredom with the Thompson Free Library

By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library Our goal this June at the Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft is to eliminate the words “I’m bored” from your vocabulary.

Northern Light Health increases minimum starting rate across organization

BREWER — Northern Light Health announced that it will increase its minimum starting rate to $15 an hour across the organization.

Maine sees new coronavirus cases fall to lowest point in more than 3 months

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

UMaine Extension Piscataquis County offers free tomato plants in June

To encourage more people to grow their own vegetables, University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Piscataquis County Extension Executive Committee adopted the One Tomato project in 2014.

Eating too many Maine freshwater fish can cause mercury poisoning

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff While Maine’s lakes, rivers and streams are home to some great freshwater fishing, they are also contaminated with dangerous levels of toxic mercury.

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