PORTLAND & ELLSWORTH — Adult learners returning to school may be eligible for scholarships from the Maine Community Foundation.

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff Despite extreme weather conditions around the state this summer, it looks like there will be plenty of fall foliage color.

DEXTER — For more than eight decades, Spring Street Greenhouse & Floral Shop has proudly served the Dexter community from its Garland Road (Route 94) location, with a tradition of being family-owned and operated.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Did you know that according to ONET (The Occupational Network), the annual median wage for a Certified Nursing Assistant in Maine is $32,850 with a projected job growth of up 8 percent a year? The healthcare field was one of the top industries in 2020-21 and continues to grow.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – On Wednesday, Sept.

DEXTER — A rivalry will be set aside for the good of the student-athletes as Central High School in Corinth field hockey players will have the opportunity to suit up for the Dexter Regional High School Tigers this fall.

DEXTER — A husband and wife team that runs a cattle farm and day care in Dover-Foxcroft is investing in downtown Dexter with their new business — a combined meat market and cafe.

Skowhegan Savings is pleased to announce the promotion of Amanda Bell to community banker in the bank’s eastern, central, and northern Maine markets.

Throughout Piscataquis County and parts of Penobscot and Somerset, Pine Tree Hospice volunteers are quietly serving the non-medical needs of people in their homes and in long-term facilities.

By Susan Sharon, Maine Public A Maine law requiring medical marijuana dispensaries to be owned by Maine residents has been struck down by the First Circuit Court of Appeals.

AUGUSTA – The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Bureau of Parks and Lands recently released the new Land and Water Conservation Fund Outdoor Recreation Investments Map for Maine, developed in collaboration with the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund, Maine Office of Outdoor Recreation, Maine Recreation and Park Association, Maine Department of Transportation, Appalachian Mountain Club, and The Nature Conservancy.

Piscataquis County’s food pantries are seeing an influx of new people as rising food and fuel costs have some Mainers seeking help for the first time.

The Maine Community Foundation offers two funding opportunities for organizations and projects dedicated to helping Maine people access and connect to the outdoors.

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine patients have more access to information than ever in shopping for health care under a new federal law, but spotty compliance and confusing data layouts are still providing barriers.

The Executive Committee of the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council is seeking nominations for the annual Warren “Pete” Myrick Community Service Award, to be presented at the annual meeting of PCEDC in December (meeting invite and registration will be sent separately).

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff As drought conditions continue this summer in Maine, anglers are becoming more concerned about how the low, warm water in ponds, rivers and streams are harming the state’s fish.

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

Nonprofit organizations that support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people and needs in Maine may be eligible for funding through the Maine Community Foundation’s Equity Fund.