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Greenville Consolidated School third quarter honor roll

Grade 12, high honors: Jessica Cobb and Katie Worster; honors: Madison Kane.

Penobscot County official who serves on Bangor school board arrested on harassment, stalking charges

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County Treasurer and Bangor School Board member John David Hiatt was arrested Friday afternoon by Bangor police and charged with harassment and stalking of a local woman.

Friends of Community Fitness receives grant for new Senior Center

GUILFORD — The Maine Community Foundation has approved a grant of $10,000 for a Senior Center at Friends of Community Fitness.

Foxcroft Academy third quarter honor roll

Grade 12, high honors: Alyssa Boyd, Sheryl Chase, Martina De Lucia, Khrystofor Downing, Dayita Durachman, Caleb Fockens, Lorane Genot, Hunter Kemp, Izaak Krause, Kai Lun Lai, Noah Lamb, Nguyen Mai Le, Anna Lee Morin, Kim Ngan Nguyen, Ava Rayfield, Annabelle Rhoda, Hermes Tong, Ching and Ya Annie Wang; honors: Benjamin Hadley Anderson, Kerem Bekmez, Salah Maxwell Sami Bitat, Kelli Jo Black, Miriam Elizabeth Cameron, Francesco Di Crescenzo, Lucas Greenlaw, May Horton, Luna Kemura, Samantha Lancaster, Selina Plante, Maranda Poulin, Lucas Ronco, Luke John Stedman, Makayla Talbot and Bradley Whitten.

Winds of change: at 50 Land Use Planning Commission is looking ahead to more and stronger relationships

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Land Use Planning Commission, originally the Land Use Regulation Commission or LURC, turns 50 this September.

Florida college baseball league partners with Dove Tail Bats

SHIRLEY – The Collegiate League of the Palm Beaches in Florida has announced a partnership with Maine-based Dove Tail Bats starting with the 2021 baseball season.

Gerardi recognized as a CTE Student of the Year

The Maine Department of Education and the Maine Administrators of Career and Technical Education would like to congratulate the recently announced 2020-21 Career and Technical Education Students of the Year.

Dr. Evans introduces legislation to improve health coverage enrollment process

AUGUSTA – Rep.

Tips for growing hot peppers in cold climates

By Sam Schipani, Bangor Daily News Staff Hot peppers are a fun, spicy addition to any garden.

SAD 41 officials looking at $10M 2022 budget

MILO — Work continues on the development of an SAD 41 budget for 2021-22.

Graves passes the keys

Observer photo/Jeannette Hughes OWNERSHIP TRANSFER — After four failed attempts to retire, Bill Graves of Brownville is going to make a fifth try.

Martell named 2021 Piscataquis County Teacher of the Year

Teachers from all 16 of Maine’s counties were honored as the respective 2021 County Teachers May 12 in a virtual announcement that was broadcast live on the Maine Department of Education’s YouTube page.

EMDC welcomes new senior accountant

Eastern Maine Development Corporation welcomes new Senior Accountant Lisandro Jimenez.

Dexter Age-Friendly Committee develops elevated raised garden beds, technology for seniors and art

By Beth Ranagan During this past year through the pandemic, the Dexter Age-Friendly Committee has developed and instituted some meaningful projects for older people in the community.

RSU 68 directors approve near $12M budget

Subhead: District budget meeting set for May 25 DOVER-FOXCROFT — The RSU 68 School Board approved a preliminary budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year totaling $11,999,662 during a May 11 meeting at the SeDoMoCha School.

Dexter Regional High School April Students of the Month

Composite photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High SchoolSTUDENTS OF THE MONTH — Dexter Regional High School is pleased to announce the April Students of the Month as selected by the faculty and staff for being exemplary students.

All Maine school nurses named 2020-21 School Nurses of the Year

Since 1972, National School Nurses Day has been set aside to celebrate this unique and specialized division of nursing.

Vaccination clinic volunteers thanked

DOVER-FOXCROFT — About 6,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine were administered at Northern Light Health’s clinic at the Piscataquis County Ice Arena from mid-March to early May.

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