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Mainers with diabetes encouraged to participate in workshop

MaineCF’s Statewide Fund Advisors award $206,000 in grants to 22 nonprofits

PORTLAND & ELLSWORTH — The Maine Community Foundation has awarded $206,540 in grants to 22 nonprofit organizations across Maine through its Community Building Grant Program.

The Maine counties subject to new mask recommendations could change every day

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine counties subjected to new mask recommendations could change on a near-daily basis, as the state’s relatively low case numbers and small population make it easy for counties to slip above or below the threshold set by health officials.

Dover Rovers ATV Club charity ride Aug. 14

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover Rovers ATV Club is hosting a charity ride for Adoptive & Foster Families of Maine, Inc.

Fantastical comedy ‘Aquitania’ tells the tale of a land between the mountains and the sea in Camden

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Aquitania sits between the mountains and the sea.

What you need to know about Maine’s new mask guidelines

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff Gov.

Maine businesses signal willingness to follow new state mask guidelines

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Many stores, restaurants and hotels in Maine said they will follow federal mask recommendations mirrored by Gov.

Join PCSWCD for an invasive plants workshop

DOVER-FOXCROFT — What are invasive plants? How did they get here? Why and how do they grow here? What impact do they have on our environment? What can we do about them? Join PCSWCD on Tuesday, Aug.

Janet Mills mirrors CDC guidelines recommending masks in York and Piscataquis counties

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Gov.

Milo Garden Club annual Plant Sale and Fair

MILO — Come to the fair, the Milo Garden Club Summer Fair & Plant Sale Thursday, Aug.

Maine Forestry Museum inducts four trailblazing women Into Hall of Fame

The Maine Forestry Museum honored four Hall of Fame inductees during the recent Logging Festival Days in Rangeley.

FOR/Maine releases Forestry Workforce Development Strategy

AUGUSTA – Maine’s Forest Opportunity Roadmap, or FOR/Maine, announced the release of its Workforce Development Strategy for the Forest Products Industry.

Requests for new fire buildings reflect growing demands for emergency services

By Lia Russell, Bangor Daily News Staff Small-town fire departments in Maine have struggled for years to recruit volunteer firefighters and pay to maintain the equipment and buildings they need to respond to emergencies.

Search for man who disappeared in LaGrange continues more than 40 days later

By Sawyer Loftus, Penobscot Times Staff It’s been 42 days since Casey Cross last saw her brother, 32-year-old Nick Cross, and she’s spent every one of them looking for him.

US CDC recommends vaccinated people wear masks in York and Piscataquis counties

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Federal and state health officials recommended on Tuesday that people in areas with higher COVID-19 transmission wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status, a designation that includes York and Piscataquis counties.

Dover-Foxcroft selectboard sets $21.50 mill rate

By Stuart Hedstrom, Staff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Selectboard set a mill rate of $21.

Central Maine Power donates $25,000 for Greenville boardwalk

Central Maine Power is proud to invest in building — and rebuilding — community and nonprofit facilities that support local arts, veterans, STEM education and economic development.

Shah: Vaccinated Mainers should be prepared to wear masks indoors again

This story will be updated.

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