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Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom PCES -- Piscataquis Community Elementary School in Guilford.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom PCES -- Piscataquis Community Elementary School in Guilford.

$9.5M SAD 4 budget being brought back to voters

August 14, 2025

GUILFORD — For the second time in as many months, a proposed $9,531,320 SAD 4 budget for the 2025-26 academic year is being brought before voters. The district budget meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.

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Bangor woman charged with Cambridge arson

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff CAMBRIDGE — A Bangor woman has been charged with arson after allegedly setting fire to something outside a home in the Somerset County town of Cambridge.

Dexter man accused of assaulting his 7-month-old child

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff DEXTER — A Dexter man allegedly assaulted his 7-month-old child earlier this month.

Here are the winners from Maine’s antlerless deer lottery

See if your name was selected by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife for the 2025 antlerless deer permit lottery.

Penquis Lynx announces an expanded schedule

BANGOR – Penquis C.

A Northern Maine sporting camp is for sale for $1.1M

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff A 6-acre sporting camp near Maine’s 100 Mile Wilderness with numerous cabins is for sale for $1.

Land cleared for Spruce Street housing project

GREENVILLE — The land for a forthcoming Northern Forest Center housing project on Spruce Street has been cleared.

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Bangor Daily News photo/Susan Bard CONTAINED CAMPFIRE — A campfire contained in a metal container, which the Maine Forest Service recommends.

Bangor Daily News photo/Susan Bard CONTAINED CAMPFIRE — A campfire contained in a metal container, which the Maine Forest Service recommends.

What Maine outdoor lovers need to know about this summer’s dry conditions

August 12, 2025

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor The dry conditions in Maine mean that people enjoying the outdoors should use extra care to avoid starting a forest fire. The North Maine Woods and KI Jo-Mary Forest announced Aug.

Millside Fitness Bun Run 5K results

DEXTER — The 2025 Maine Red Hot Dog Festival began on Saturday morning, Aug.

Dill is again the top dog in Maine Hot Dog Festival eating contest

DEXTER — The timer was nearing the end of the five minutes allotted for competitors to scarf down 10 hot dogs in the eating contest of the eighth annual Maine Red Hot Dog Festival on Saturday, Aug.

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This ancient survival skill might save you in the Maine woods

Local news tidbits

By Nancy Battick Small-town weekly newspapers are wonderful sources for genealogists.

Public education is vital to the strength of our communities

By David Giles “Society is indeed a contract … not only between those who are living, but between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are to be born.

Maine can harvest more benefits from youth in agriculture

By Andrew Hudacs Maine’s youth need more than a job; they need ways to earn money while building workplace skills that help them succeed in a variety of careers.

Volunteering in Maine hampered by federal funding freeze

These are the three best deer rifles, according to Maine hunters

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Calendar of events

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

Dover-Foxcroft Dunkin’ grand reopening Saturday

DOVER-FOXCROFT — As residents of Dover-Foxcroft eagerly wait for their local Dunkin’ to reopen, owners Ed and Colleen Bailey have been working around the clock to complete renovations they began just a couple of weeks ago, a project investment of over half-a-million dollars to improve the building and grounds of the West Main Street location.

Free produce pop-up market returns to Greenville

GREENVILLE — Northern Light CA Dean Hospital, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Piscataquis County and Highland Area Gleaners invite the community to attend a free produce pop-up market on Wednesday, Aug.

This 1 chart shows how unaffordable Maine homes have become

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Median home sale prices in every Maine county have more than doubled in the last decade, housing data show.

Beartracks band and friends are storming the Wayside stage

DEXTER — Wayside Grange & Theatre is excited to host Beartracks, featuring siblings Tommy and Julie and friends, bringing you a great night of bluegrass standards, originals and songs with a twist.

Blacksmith demonstration Saturday

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society will host a blacksmith demonstration on Saturday, Aug.