By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library Shift happens.

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By Chris Sargent Those first few moments are the most special.

By David Daigler, Maine Community College System president One of Maine’s most popular and successful educational programs could come to an end if it is not funded in the state’s next budget.

By Nancy Battick On April 17 I presented a program at the Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft for those who wanted to learn how to research their ancestors but were uncertain how to start.

To the Editor; After several public meetings and articles in local newspapers (including one full page obviously very biased toward dam removal), the Town of Dover-Foxcroft voted to keep the Mayo Mill Dam.

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By Steven Michaud, Maine Hospital Association president Maine hospitals are hurting.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Outdoors is a beat that almost no other paper in the country has.

By Ryan Knapp Maine’s rural communities are special places.

By Tim Obrey, Moosehead Lake Region regional fisheries supervisor  From time to time, we report information about how many fish are harvested or how many fish we would like to see harvested and occasionally we are asked how exactly we come up with those numbers.

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By Nancy Battick For many years obtaining copies of adoption records was impossible.

By Matthew Marston and Meagan Rusby Providing health care in Maine has never been more challenging.

By Sarah Alexander and Justin Strasburger There is no doubt that just two months into the new administration, decisions made from a distance in Washington, D.

By Virginia Templet April 7 marks the start of National Public Health Week, which has brought public health to the national consciousness for three decades.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff If you love hunting or fishing or both, April 1 is a good day for you.

By Joyce Bucciantini, AARP Maine community outreach volunteer As sure as April showers bring May flowers, warmer weather brings our minds to summer vacations and travel.