DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Trump Administration announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $5,434,400 to help eight essential community facilities in rural Maine.

DEXTER — While the Dexter-based HJ Crosby Community Band has enjoyed practicing and performing outdoors this summer, evenings are getting cooler, windier and darker.

BROWNVILLE JUNCTION — This has been an unusual year.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — For more than a year Repeat After Me, a high end family consignment shop, has provided next to new items at affordable prices.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Soil & Water Conservation District is holding its monthly board meeting from 9-11 a.

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A quick look at the windows of many businesses in Dover-Foxcroft, as well as down Route 7 in Dexter and Newport, shows a 4- by 2-foot banner featuring a woman’s portrait filling most of the space, a short quote of theirs and the words “Let’s Talk About It.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — September often feels bittersweet.

MONSON — Ziggurat Theatre Ensemble, Monson Arts and The Center Theatre, will present the FAFALO! outdoors behind Tenney House in Monson at 2 p.

DEXTER — During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month this September, the American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood or platelets to support kids, teens and young adults battling cancer, as well as others in need of transfusions.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Aug.

MILO — Construction of a large solar farm is under way at the Eastern Piscataquis Business Park in Milo.

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar about growing garlic in Maine noon–1 p.

211 Maine and the United Ways of Maine are pleased to announce the launch of a redesigned website, 211Maine.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover Low Vision group will be meeting outside at Kiwanis Park from 10-11:30 a.

The owner of the Big Squaw Mountain ski resort near Moosehead Lake is resisting changing the resort’s name after three women started a petition and after a similarly named California resort removed the derogatory term from its name.

Single-use items are so ingrained in our culture that nearly all of us — no matter how sustainability-minded we may be — throw things away without even thinking about it.

AUGUSTA — Maine cities and towns will have more time to process absentee ballots ahead of the Nov.