CAMDEN — Camden National Bank announced that it is now accepting nominations for the 2021 Leaders & Luminaries Awards, a program started by the bank in 2011 to celebrate the importance of effective nonprofit board leaders in our community.

By Patty Wight, Maine Public The tight labor market is not just affecting hospitality and retail in Maine — it’s affecting hospitals too.

ABBOT — The annual Abbot School reunion will be held on Saturday, July 31 at the Abbot Town Hall for anyone who went to school in Abbot or is a friend of current or former Abbot residents.

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The Friends of Wilson Ponds will hold a 30th anniversary celebration from Friday, Aug.

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DOVER-FOXCROFT — On July 14 RSU 68 Superintendent Stacy Shorey, Foxcroft Academy Head of School Arnold Shorey and the six FA-RSU 68 Liaison Committee members reached an agreement to sign a 10-year extension to the existing contract between Foxcroft Academy and the regional school unit.

By David Marino Jr.

Contributed photo TRIVIA WINNER — Stuart Moore demonstrated his knowledge of United States independence when he answered the most trivia questions at the July 8 Dexter Age-Friendly Tea Talks.

In his latest book “They Never Threw Anything Away, Memories of the Great Depression by Americans Who Lived It,” Greenville author Ed Linz profiles 22 Great Depression era families.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom SUMMERFEST BOAT RACE — The Anything Floats race returned as part of Monson Summerfest on Saturday, July 17, with competitors racing their homemade crafts from the boat launch across the Lake Hebron cove to the Lakeshore House dock.

Grade 12, highest honors: Abby Andrews, Michael Gadwah, Kaitlyn Gray, Olivia Peakes, Grace Wallace and Jayde Wintle; high honors: Robert Dorman, Peyton Grant, Brett Kusnierz, Parker Ponte and Abigail Wakefield; honors: Makala Bignell, Demitri Burton, Hannah Campbell, Hunter Dean, Ryan Gould and Avery Herrick.

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff Former Gov.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft was recently notified that it has been awarded a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Community Facilities Grant program.

VASSALBORO — On Friday, July 16, 67 police cadets, representing 35 agencies from Fort Kent to South Berwick, graduated from the Basic Law Enforcement Training Program (BLETP) at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro.

AUGUSTA – LD 626, “An Act To Clarify Temporary Mooring Privileges for Moorings on Inland Waters,” has been carried over to the second regular session of the 130th Legislature.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

PORTLAND — AARP Maine is seeking nominations for its 2021 AARP Andrus Award for Community Service, which honors those individuals who are sharing their experience, talent and skills to enrich the lives of their community members.