On the third Thursday of November every year, the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) leads National Rural Health Day, an annual day of celebration that shines a light on those serving the vital health needs of an estimated 57 million people living in rural America.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The two award recipients could not be honored as originally planned with the cancellation of the Maine Sheriff’s Association’s annual banquet in March and the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office Christmas banquet, but Sheriff Bob Young still wanted to publicly recognize a pair of department employees for receiving  honors from the Maine Sheriff’s Association.

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff Most of the Maine towns that flipped to President Donald Trump in 2016 stayed with the Republican incumbent this year, suggesting a continued political realignment even as President-elect Joe Biden, a Democrat, performed well here and nationally.

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

By James Cote When it comes to moose hunting, I’m beginning to think I’m a bad luck charm.

BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College held its annual Sarah and James Bowdoin Day ceremony virtually Oct.

By Sandy Holt Heal Loons are my absolute favorite aquatic birds and I love photographing them.

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

BATH — The holiday season might look a little different this year, but many traditions remain the same, such as the simple joy of sending – and receiving – a special card from a friend or family member.

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DEXTER — Like many communities around the state and nation, Dexter had a very high turnout for Election Day on Nov.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre is holding a holiday raffle to raise money for their operational expenses during these challenging times.

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

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff A young Richard Evans received one of his earliest political inspirations when he heard Barbara Jordan, who would become the first southern Black woman elected to Congress, speak at his graduation from high school in a poor part of Houston.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff Cindy Ranta has been the primary bulla baker at Monson’s Finnish Farmers Club for years now — her dessert bread is always a staple of the group’s dances and potlucks.

By Rosemary Lausier, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

By the Maine Monitor On a sunny September morning in Dover-Foxcroft, more than 50 cars stretched from the Piscataquis Regional Food Center three blocks down North Street an hour before a food distribution event was to begin.

By Lynne Fort, Bangor Daily News Staff Another Mainers has died as health officials on Saturday reported 159 new coronavirus cases across the state.