By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s moose permit lottery festival was an exciting day not only for the hunters who attended, but for the lodges and guides waiting to fill the slots on their 2023 calendar.

MONSON — “Northwoods: Absence and Presence The art of Alan Bray and Poetry of Wesley McNair,” an exhibit that explores the relationship of people to place in Northern New England, opens on Friday, June 16 and runs through Oct.

GREENVILLE — Northern Light CA Dean Hospital was recently awarded one of the nation’s most prestigious rural healthcare recognitions: a Top 20 Award for Quality among critical access hospitals in the United States.

The Maine Community Foundation has named Rebecca Yturregui as vice president, donor engagement.

Anna Shaw Buck Prize for Excellence in Written Spanish: Aaden Lane C.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The town of Dover-Foxcroft and the steering committee for re-evaluating the next steps for the Mayo mill dam are inviting community members and interested parties to learn more about this initiative at a public forum scheduled for Tuesday, June 27 at the Central Hall Commons on East Main Street.

DEXTER — The Dexter Town Council approved another piece of funding for a project to replace the terminal building and improve the site at the Dexter Regional Airport.

GUILFORD — Puritan Medical Products — the world’s most trusted manufacturer of swabs — announced that the company will attend two international trade shows this summer, exhibiting its world-renowned swabs and other products.

MONSON — Marilou Ranta never considered herself or her restaurant elite like the culinary gems of Portland, Boston and New York that typically receive national recognition.

JMG, a leading organization in Maine committed to empowering Maine students, is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a $10,000 State Farm Good Neighbor Citizenship Company Grant.

MILO — A key early step toward the multi-year construction process of a near $6.

GUILFORD — Local educators Olivia Dow and Jessica Buckingham will join Pine Tree Camp staff this summer when Pine Tree Society brings “Camp on the Road” to Guilford.

GREENVILLE — A Greenville real estate agent who moved to Maine last year has invested in her new town by opening a coffee shop that she hopes will draw residents and visitors alike.

“Behind the rock walls in Sebec we have been working on an amazing project,” says Joi Stevens of Rockwall Doodles.

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff A restaurant in the Piscataquis County town of Monson won a James Beard Award on Monday night for Outstanding Hospitality, making it the seventh restaurant or chef in Maine to be honored with the award.

MONSON — The Monson Collaborative, a local organization whose goal is to bring vitality to downtown Monson, recently gave out over $12,000 in grant money to four local businesses and organizations.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Eastern Maine Community College and Northern Light Mayo Hospital recently recognized five individuals who successfully completed their coursework to become nurses.

BROWNVILLE — Brownville Elementary’s 2023 Career Day was a huge success.