Good morning, Bangor.

Together Place, Bangor’s only daytime recovery and resource center, will shut its doors at 4 p.m. on July 31, leaving a gap for those needing homeless support and addiction recovery — officials have applied for a day space RFP to help fill the need.

A New Jersey company, Tropical Cheese Industries, bought Bangor’s largest cheesemaker, Pineland Farms Dairy, and will use the plant as its second production site.

The current team remains, and local farmers will supply milk within a 50-mile radius & benefit from the new arrangement.

Colby College Museum of Art acquired a rare 1946 silk screen print by Henri Matisse, created while he was confined by illness and donated by Josephine Merrill Eastman for Maine residents.

The artwork is on view for students and the public.

Maine Maritime Academy in Castine revised its four-year graduation rate for the 2019 class to 58.6% after a May figure of 34% was found to result from a calculation error; the school is now implementing retention programs and added a new training ship while targeting 80% retention.

U.S. Rep. Jared Golden of Maine is backing a measure to extend the federal pause on protections for North Atlantic right whales to 2035 after a July 15 House vote; fishing and lobster industries say current regulations are sufficient, while environmentalists warn that further delays risk the remaining 380 whales.

Full-time Mainers with a qualifying 2025 tax return and incomes below set limits will receive one-time $300 checks mailed later this month from Maine Revenue Services.

The payment excludes dependents and is funded from the state’s rainy day fund as part of the Maine Affordability Payment Program.

Maine officials from the Department of Agriculture propose ending quarantine rules for emerald ash borer because inspections show the restrictions have not stopped its spread.

Public comments will be accepted until Aug. 28 and hearings are planned in Old Town and Presque Isle on Aug. 18.

Maine will receive a total of $261 million from opioid settlement funds through 2038, though to date it has received $83.1 million and spent $33.2 million on addiction prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery, with Bangor set to get $4.36 million.

This ongoing effort supports local recovery projects.

Bangor city officials preliminarily approved Developers Collaborative's 62-unit housing project off Grandview Avenue.

The development, aimed at residents earning 80% to 120% of the area median income, will need final city approval and state clearance before construction begins.

Hannah McFarland Concert

3:00 – 8:30 PM — Maine Savings Amphitheater — Free entry — Enjoy a lively evening with local talent in an outdoor setting.