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AUGUSTA — Maine’s 2023 County Teachers of the Year cohort launched a new #LoveMaineSchools campaign to coincide with the start of the new school year. The campaign will collect and share positive stories from Maine educators to elevate the teaching profession and celebrate the successes in Maine schools.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Like many other organizations amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the Thompson Free Library moved a number of popular activities outside away from indoor spaces for health and safety purposes. A Maine State Library grant funded a large tent that was set behind the East Main Street building near River Street for concerts, author readings, and more, but in 2022 the tent collapsed.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — At the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District’s Law Farm visitors can walk miles of trails and look at research projects including current areas on American chestnut trees and another studying the impact of climate change. All the Law Farm offers to the public has been helped in part by the University of Maine School of Forest Resources.

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Heat pumps promise eco-friendly heating and cooling at reduced costs compared with furnaces that run on fossil fuels, the predominant form of heating in Maine. They have become so popular that the state has already reached its goal of installing 100,000 new heat pumps two years before the target date of 2025.

Recurring Events Mondays DEXTER: The Abbott Museum is open 10 a.m.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners selected ABM Mechanical, Inc. of Bangor to carry out upgrades to the HVAC system at the county jail during a meeting on Tuesday morning.

For nearly 15 years as a recognized non-profit organization the Abbot Village-based JD Foundation has worked across Maine to bring down youth suicide and bullying rates through awareness and education.  JD Foundation founder Cheryl Morin said the difficult decision has been made to close the organization.

BROWNVILLE — The Brownville Junction High School Alumni held its annual meeting on Friday, Aug. 18.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Select Board signed the 2023-24 tax commitment during a meeting on Monday, Aug. 21.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting free individualized sessions, the Essentials of College Planning for adults 19 & over who are looking for a new career or returning to higher education. Sessions will be at the Penquis Higher Education Center, 50 Mayo Street, at 1 and 2 p.