Three area Rotary Clubs – The Rotary Club of Bangor, Bangor Area Rotary Club and Old Town Rotary Club – are joining forces to host a Purple Pinkie Project in recognition of World Polio Day on October 24. On Oct. 24, and throughout the week, organizers and volunteers will “paint” the region purple when they […]

OLD TOWN – The Knights of Columbus will host an Acadian Soiree at 6 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Old Town KC Hall, 5 Gilman Falls Ave. The event will benefit the ministry to the poor. It will feature La Famille Leblanc, a high energy live band featuring six musicians from Livermore Falls, […]

Penobscot Community Health Care is offering flu shots at several its sites throughout the fall and winter as supplies last. The influenza vaccine is avaialble to everyone age six months or older locally. Current PCHC patients are encouraged to get their flu shot at their regularly scheduled appointment with their provider. It is important that […]

The University of Maine’s yearlong celebration of its 150th anniversary continues with Open University Day Oct. 17, held in conjunction with Homecoming, and Family and Friends Weekend. A list of all public events throughout the weekend, Oct. 16–18, including athletics events, art exhibits, planetarium shows, performances and receptions is available online at http://umaine.edu/150/. “We’re extending an invitation […]

ORONO – The University of Maine Department of Art will present two related exhibitions as part of the 2015 Maine Photo Project. A juried exhibition will feature the work of 19 Maine photographers, while “Young Photographers” will include work by 14 artists from Orono middle and high schools, as well as the Carleton Project and […]

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Bangor is searching for a family currently living in substandard conditions, who earns between 30 and 80 percent of the local median income, and who is willing to partner with Habitat to renovate a two-bedroom, single-family residence in Bradley. Completed applications are due to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Bangor […]

Confirmed cases of rabies in Maine are on a pace to be at their lowest level in more than 20 years in 2015. Rabies is a viral disease that affects the brain and spinal cord and can cause death if left untreated. The rabies virus lives in the saliva, brain and spinal cord (neural tissue) […]

ORONO – From the Top with Host Christopher O’Riley, a showcase for young musicians that is broadcast weekly on Maine Public Radio, will be recorded live at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts. Renowned violinists and American fiddlers Mark and Maggie O’Connor will perform with talented classical […]

Orono residents are invited to the first meeting of a new Community Events Committee, which will meet at the town office at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 8. The decision to form the committee was made in part because of this year’s Festival Day, which was moved to the Asa C. Adams School from its previous […]