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Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom AIR MAIL — Paul Dyer of Vacationland Jumps in Waterville delivers the game ball to Dexter Regional High School Assistant Principal/Athletic Director Adam Gudroe after skydiving onto the field prior to the first ever home night game for the Tiger football team on Sept. 4. Dexter faced Stearns in a rematch of last year’s 8-man Small School North final and the Minutemen won 42-8.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom AIR MAIL — Paul Dyer of Vacationland Jumps in Waterville delivers the game ball to Dexter Regional High School Assistant Principal/Athletic Director Adam Gudroe after skydiving onto the field prior to the first ever home night game for the Tiger football team on Sept. 4. Dexter faced Stearns in a rematch of last year’s 8-man Small School North final and the Minutemen won 42-8.

Dexter lights up the field for first Friday night football game

September 6, 2026

DEXTER — With the flick of a switch, the Dexter Regional High School football field was illuminated near dusk for the school’s first ever night game on Sept 4. Thanks to the efforts of many across the community and $75,000 awarded by T-Mobile, the Tigers were able to open the 2026 season in primetime in Dexter against longtime rival Stearns High School of Millinocket.

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Gascoine transforms a pottery hobby into thriving Monson business

MONSON — More than a quarter century ago Jemma Gascoine noticed an ad for an evening pottery class when she flipped through a copy of “Time Out London” magazine someone had left on a seat of the London train back in her native United Kingdom.

Dover-Foxcroft police ID vehicle in fatal hit-and-run

By Wendy Watkins, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — Police say they have identified the vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a 73-year-old Cambridge man last week, but are not releasing further details while the investigation continues.

Penobscot County overspent by more than $5M in 2024, new audit shows

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County went more than $5 million over budget in 2024, according to a new audit, which drained millions from the county’s general fund account.

Classes underway in Dover-Foxcroft district, Foxcroft Academy

CHARLESTON — Students attending the SeDoMoCha School and Foxcroft Academy are now about a week into classes for the 2026-27 academic year.

Dover-Foxcroft police seek vehicle after man found dead on side of road

By Wendy Watkins, Bangor Daily New Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dover-Foxcroft police are asking for the public’s help identifying a vehicle after a 73-year-old Cambridge man was found dead on the side of a road last week.

Dover-Foxcroft police ask public for help after unresponsive person found along roadsid

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — Police are asking the public for help after an unresponsive person was found along a Dover-Foxcroft road Wednesday night.

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Pony, Tiger X-C squads open the season

September 5, 2026

ELLSWORTH — The Foxcroft Academy and Dexter Regional High School cross country teams opened the 2026 regular season at the Ellsworth Invitational on Sept. 3.

Moosehead Lake Region fishing report

By Fisheries Resource Biologist Elijah Creedon With the start of September and cooler nights settling in, fall fishing opportunities are beginning to pick up.

After 40 years of outfitting river trips, a mainstay of the Allagash is retiring

By Ari Snider, Maine Public Just about anyone who’s spent time on northern Maine’s Allagash River has heard of Norm.

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Trump’s trade war with Canada is not Maine’s

Hannah Pingree understands Maine

To the Editor; In May of 2025, Hannah Pingree met with a group of affordable housing leaders in Portland.

The recipe for a deadly ATV crash in Maine

School is back in session. So is the importance of flu testing.

By Virginia Templet Maine’s students are back in school.

AARP Maine’s News You Can Use

By Joyce Bucciantini, AARP Maine community outreach volunteer Whether we like it or not, the fall political season is upon us.

Maine’s Annual Hire-A-Vet Campaign

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Maine healthcare leaders celebrate Gov. Mills as ‘Health Care Hero’

Photo courtesy of the Office of Gov.

USDA Rural Development expands community access points

Annual Seaplane Fly-In brings planes and people to Greenville

GREENVILLE — Pilots from across Maine and the country are expected to attend the popular International Seaplane Fly-In from Thursday to Sunday, Sept.

FAME announces $1 billion milestone for college savings plan

AUGUSTA – The Finance Authority of Maine announced that the number of Maine-based NextGen 529® accounts now exceeds 80,000, with more than $1 billion in education savings assets, marking a significant milestone for Maine families planning for education after high school.

Center Theatre to host free estate planning workshop

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre for the Performing Arts, in collaboration with Brann and Isaacson, is excited to announce a free estate planning workshop at 2 p.

Maine libraries launch Library Passport Contest

By Jon Knepp, Maine Library Association vice president Maine’s 257 public libraries along with its academic, school and special libraries open doors for every Mainer to free print and digital collections, libraries of things containing everything from apple slicers to xylophones and inspire creativity, inspiration and lifelong learning.