DEXTER — Per a request made by an establishment in town, the Dexter Town Council amended an ordinance on marijuana businesses during a March 9 meeting.

By Carol Bousquet, Maine Public The Land Use Planning Commission stopped short of issuing a moratorium on short-term rentals in unorganized territories on Wednesday, but said the proliferation of Airbnb and Vrbo listings — numbering more than 500 — is resulting in complaints from residents in those areas.

ORONO — Conservationist and author Ken Olson has donated his professional papers to Fogler Library at the University of Maine, complementing materials the state’s largest library holds relating to the environment, resource conservation and policy in Maine and elsewhere.

BREWER — Northern Light Health is proud to serve Maine’s increasingly diverse residents and visitors.

GREENVILLE — Grief is an experience we would rather not have.

GREENVILLE — Sign permits issued by the town of Greenville do not have an expiration date, potentially giving applications years to construct the sign even if some new provisions are enacted after the permit is approved.

GREENVILLE — Greenville will symbolically change its name to a different color to mark Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month in June.

BREWER — Bangor resident Beverly Fowler keeps track of her congestive heart failure every day through a remote monitoring device that was surgically implanted.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A couple with a love for Maine’s outdoors and making memories as a family has launched a business where they can share those same values with others.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff A Maine-based company that manufactures COVID-19 test and other medical swabs is furloughing more than 250 workers at its Pittsfield facilities due to a lack of demand.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dover-Foxcroft Police Chief Matt Grant will be stepping down as of Friday, March 3, after three-plus years in the position and a little more than four with the department,.

MONSON — Monson residents approved using American Rescue Plan Act funds for broadband installation and an electric vehicle charging station.

By Jessica Potila, St.

CAMDEN — Camden National Bank has been awarded the Above and Beyond Award by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve , an office within the Department of Defense.

Supply chain problems are causing some of Maine’s emergency management agencies to wait months longer than expected for equipment — in some cases, for life-saving tools.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Friday, March 17, young adults can sip, paint, and create their way to an evening of good food and fun right in the heart of Dover-Foxcroft.

MONSON — Monson Free Public Library has been awarded an $11,000 Conservation for All grant from the Maine Community Foundation to further develop an outdoor gear library.

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff Ten years ago, the last squeaking sneakers, swishing baskets and roaring crowds could be heard echoing into the rafters of the Bangor Auditorium.