DEXTER — On Thursday, June 11, Colleen Grover will present Pine Tree Hospice’s Five Wishes program “Planning Now for Later … You do have choices” for Dexter Age Friendly.

BANGOR – Northern Light Health is proud to recognize June as Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, a time dedicated to increasing awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia while promoting strategies for lifelong brain health.

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DOVER-FOXCROFT — The GFWC Miosac Club recently celebrated its 90th birthday at the Mill.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A dream has come true for a Dover-Foxcroft couple, combining farming, physical fitness and mental wellbeing and their Christian faith.

DOVER-FOXCROFT— Piscataquis Regional Food Center is proud to announce it has been awarded funding from Maine Cancer Foundation to support “Nourish Piscataquis”, a new healthy eating and wellness initiative designed to improve access to nutritious foods and health education for rural residents experiencing food insecurity.

Photo courtesy of Sanford GilesGARLAND OBSERVANCE — An estimated 25 people made up the rainy Memorial Day gathering in Garland, not counting those in vehicles, who came to show their respects for those who gave their lives for their country.

By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library Travel can be life-changing.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Piscataquis 4-H will offer “Introduction to Machine Sewing,” a three-session workshop held from 10–11:30 a.

By Nicole Ogrysko, Maine Public  GREENVILLE — The town of Greenville has approved 28 new homes, intended to meet the demand from teachers, municipal staff and others who are struggling to find affordable housing in the Moosehead Lake region.

By Anne Cress BANGOR — Six women from the Dover-Foxcroft GFWC MIOSAC Club attended the General Federation of Women’s Clubs Maine Spring Convention at the Hilton Garden Inn in Bangor May 14-15.

ABBOT — Abbot Village Press announces the release of “Memorials, Monuments, and Memories: From Flanders Fields to Main Street America”, a new book by Maine author and essayist Walter Boomsma.

DEXTER — The Wayside Grange & Theatre is pleased to continue the concert series, beginning in May and going right through October.

GUILFORD — The Recovery Wellness Community Center of Sangerville was recognized as the Valley Grange’s 2026 Community Citizen of the Year, with the award presentation taking place on the evening of May 15 at the Grange Hall with an estimated 50-plus people in attendance.

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DOVER-FOXCROFT — The GFWC MIOSAC Club  met May 5 for the annual meeting.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, “Better Together” — the award-winning coming-of-age adventure film that has captured 22 film festival wins — returns to theaters for a limited engagement this May.

PORTLAND – The youth-driven mental health nonprofit The Yellow Tulip Project is hosting community celebrations across the country in major cities where project representatives are gathering in honor of their 10-year anniversary and commitment to “Smashing The Stigma”  surrounding mental health awareness and treatment.