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6th annual PCSWCD comprehensive chainsaw safety program

The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District is excited to offer the 6th annual chainsaw safety workshop.

Guilford Bed and Breakfast wins ‘Most Charming B&B’ award for third consecutive year

GUILFORD — The Guilford Bed and Breakfast is a lovely, historic landmark in the town of Guilford operated by Wendy and Michael Denney for the past five years.

Camden National Bank named to 2023 List of Best Places to Work in Maine

CAMDEN — Camden National Bank has once again been named to the list of “Best Places to Work in Maine.

Bert Call/Henry David Thoreau photo exhibit

DEXTER — The Dexter Historical Society’s traveling Bert Call/Henry DavidThoreau photo exhibit is up in Dexter at Millworks at 16 Church Street.

Famed Moosehead Lake steamship Katahdin celebrates 109 years Sunday

GREENVILLE — Birthdays are milestones.

This Maine town is where you want to go for moose sightings

By Nick Thomas As our summer in Maine winds down and we continue our photographic quest for moose while exploring the state, we recently stumbled on the captivating village of Kokadjo (pronounced co-CAD-jo) on the eastern side of Moosehead Lake.

Nursing information session to explore how to get a nursing degree close to home

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Frequent travel to Bangor for class can be a barrier to earning a nursing degree.

Milo Garden Club fair and sale a blooming success

MILO – Sunshine and summer sales brought smiles to those attending Milo Garden Club’s annual Fair and Plant Sale.

Maine was only state to gain income from pandemic population shifts

Every county saw increase in tax revenue due to in-migration By Kathleen O”Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine is the only state where every county gained income from 2020 to 2021, due to a swelling population during the COVID-19 pandemic when people fled large cities in favor of safer, more rural communities, a new study found.

New aquatic invasives law tightens restrictions on boaters in Maine

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine is a popular place for residents and vacationers alike and many folks spend time during the summer fishing, boating and water skiing on the state’s lakes and ponds.

Monson antiques store completes grant project

This summer, Lily Cat Antiques and its customers have not had to suffer.

Three Rivers Kiwanis yard sale Aug. 18-19

MILO — Three Rivers Kiwanis will be holding the annual yard sale and auction Friday and Saturday, Aug 18-19.

Maine’s latest newsroom will add to growing ideological media landscape

By Bill Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff The news landscape in Maine is changing, and that’s not only due to the recent sale of the Portland Press Herald and sister papers to a national nonprofit.

Dover-Foxcroft Homecoming parade celebrates Foxcroft Academy Bicentennial

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom QUASQUICENTENNIAL — The Thompson Free Library celebrated its 125 years during the 2023 Dover-Foxcroft Shiretown Homecoming parade on the morning of Saturday, Aug.

Greenville officials focus on potential of Spruce Street business space

By Stuart Hedstrom, Staff Writer GREENVILLE — Currently Glacial Wear creates its fur and leather products via a lease agreement on municipal property at the Greenville Business Center on Spruce Street.

Maine Red Hot Dog Festival returns to Dexter

DEXTER — The Maine Red Hot Festival will be back in downtown Dexter on Saturday, Aug.

Rising spending in Maine shows that economic slowdown may have been averted

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers bought more items early this spring from cars to household goods, a positive indicator that the country may have avoided the economic slowdown many thought was coming.

House Republicans could block $600M coming to Maine

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — U.

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