By Sam Schipani, Bangor Daily News Staff Hot peppers are a fun, spicy addition to any garden.

Observer photo/Jeannette Hughes OWNERSHIP TRANSFER — After four failed attempts to retire, Bill Graves of Brownville is going to make a fifth try.

Eastern Maine Development Corporation welcomes new Senior Accountant Lisandro Jimenez.

By Beth Ranagan During this past year through the pandemic, the Dexter Age-Friendly Committee has developed and instituted some meaningful projects for older people in the community.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — About 6,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine were administered at Northern Light Health’s clinic at the Piscataquis County Ice Arena from mid-March to early May.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Bangor Savings Bank and Camden National Bank have both been named to Forbes annual list of the top 10 banks in America.

Penquis recently received $10,000 from the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to purchase supplies necessary for providing care and education to young children and support services to Maine families.

HALLOWELL – NAMI Maine, a statewide nonprofit organization providing education, support and advocacy for people living with mental illness and their families, continues to provide online mental health support through ongoing support groups and occasional education programs.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft and Slightly Off-Center Players Community Theater Group announced that they are holding auditions for two summer productions on May 22-23.

By Sarah Walker Caron, Bangor Daily News Staff The Bangor Daily News has a new outdoors editor, and it’s a familiar face.

By Sam Schipani, Bangor Daily News Staff Listing your house may seem like the first step to selling your property, but before you put your house on the market, there are several steps you need to take to make sure it is ready.

By Larry Mahoney, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR –There was a time when Bangor High School Athletic Administrator Steve Vanidestine hoped the seniors on the Rams’ football, soccer and field hockey teams would get to play one game late next fall on the new artificial turf surface at Cameron Stadium.

By Caitlin Andrews and Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR — Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center announced on Friday morning that its coronavirus vaccine clinic at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor has administered more than 100,000 vaccine doses.

DEXTER — Hometown Health Center will be offering a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for staff and students at Dexter Regional High School from 10:30-11:30 a.

YARMOUTH — Maine Preservation, partnering for a second year with The 1772 Foundation, awarded historic preservation one-for-one matching grants totaling $100,000 to 18 private nonprofit organizations maintaining historic buildings in Maine.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High SchoolBANGOR SAVING BANK SUPPORT — Dexter Regional High School Student Government is in the early stages of developing a drive-in movie night fundraiser.

By David Marino Jr.