By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Staff The first thing I ever shot was a hen wood duck.

MONSON — In conjunction with the installation of five sculptures along the town’s main street, the Monson Arts Gallery is hosting “Quarries: Muse and Material.

As many as 92 million selfies are taken globally every day, accounting for 4 percent of all photos taken.

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — When Eli Towne was the first permanent settler in Dover in 1803, the Piscataquis River flowed freely through town.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension announces a virtual Equine Speaker Series for 2025.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Concerned Citizens for Democracy joined with 40,000 other Mainers from 52 towns in a “No Kings” rally on Saturday, June 14.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High SchoolDEXTER REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL — Front, from left, Baylee Packard, Bayleigh Wiggins, Laney Scott and Peyton Dodge.

Recurring Events Mondays DEXTER: The Abbott Museum is open 10 a.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — The home addresses of Maine lawmakers are no longer listed on the Legislature’s website after a gunman killed a Minnesota legislator and her husband and wounded another and his wife over the weekend.

By Nancy Battick Those of you who read this column regularly know that I’m always advising genealogists to tap into local resources that may not have an online presence but may have materials that will help you in your research.