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Ridge View Community School

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom RIDGE VIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL — The Ridge View Community School in Dexter serves pre-kindergarten to grade 8 students.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom RIDGE VIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL — The Ridge View Community School in Dexter serves pre-kindergarten to grade 8 students.

$16.9M Dexter-area school budget moves to referendum

DEXTER — Voters in the Dexter-area approved a proposed 2026-27 school budget of more than $16.9 million at the public meeting at Ridge View Community School on May 27.

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SeDoMoCha Middle School term 2 honor roll

Grade eight, high honors: Jacquelyn Allman, Blake Baker, Cedar Deertrack, Sophie Dyer, Lilah French, Deaclan Gove, Kinsley Hall, Addison Herbest, Brayden Hodges, Charles Johnston, Jackson Mallory, Kaydiense Nelson, Ava Pullkinen, Audrina Rideout, Katelyn Snow; honors: Hashem Abed Elnoor, Aiya Ade, Bailey Ames, Claire Armstrong, Adam Boyles, Jaxson Chambers, Autumn Chase, Audrey Cleaves, Savannah Coffill, Dawson Crocker, Landon Cyr, Finn Driffill, Nina Espinosa, Brynn Gaudet, Jacob Haack, Nicholas Hall, Alice Hutchinson, Genevieve LePrevost, Parker Lizotte, Sariah Martin, William Maselli, Annie Moulton, Hana Murray, Evan Omoigiade, Kaleb Partridge, Avery Pomerleau, Madelynn Walker, Wade Worster, Aurora Youngblood.

Food center awarded Maine Cancer Foundation grant to launch Nourish Piscataquis initiative

DOVER-FOXCROFT— Piscataquis Regional Food Center is proud to announce it has been awarded funding from Maine Cancer Foundation to support “Nourish Piscataquis”, a new healthy eating and wellness initiative designed to improve access to nutritious foods and health education for rural residents experiencing food insecurity.

Friends of Community Fitness hosts annual PCES grade 4 fishing event

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Friends of Community Fitness proudly hosted its annual grade 4 fishing event for students from Piscataquis Community Elementary School on May 19 at Kiwanis Park.

Dexter Regional High School third quarter honor roll

Grade 12, highest honors: Noah Benson, Chloe Murdock, Casey Swenson; high honors: Jon Andrescu, Jazmin Channon, Peyton Dodge, Cassidy Drew, Emily Giles, Paige Jandreau, Annabelle Keniston-Johndro, Kody Kimball, Damiair Miller, Annabelle Peakes, Caleb Pelkey, Alaena Pickel, Laney Scott, Kallie Stone, Abagail Trafton, Baylee Turcotte, Lexi Wintle; honors: Desiree Adams, Shealyn Bagley, Caleb Bowman, George Childers, Deaken Cousins, Gaberial Cupero, Raina Cyr, Trenton Hanscom, Ryan Hocking, Brady Jerome, Joshua Medeiros, Maddox Miller, Jacoby Pratt, Barahona Ramirez, Geneviee Rich, Isiah Robinson, Adriana Sibert, Alex Sutton, Sophie White.

Maxfield ends push to dissolve

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff MAXFIELD — A small Penobscot County town will not be disbanding in the coming years after residents voted down the town’s plan to deorganize.

Traffic plan set for Maine Whoopie Pie Festival

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Maine Whoopie Pie Festival organizers recently presented their parking and traffic control plans for the June 13 event to the Town of Dover-Foxcroft protection committee and the select board.

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PCHS girls track finishes fifth at conference championship

OLD TOWN — The Piscataquis Community High School girls finished in fifth place at the 2026 Penobscot Valley Conference small school outdoor track and field championship on Friday, May 30 at Old Town High School. The Pirates scored 53 points to come in fifth among 13 schools picking up points.

Keeton earns top JV high jump honors

HAMPDEN — Foxcroft Academy sophomore Charles Keeton won the high jump at the 2026 Penobscot Valley Conference junior varsity outdoor track and field championship at Hampden Academy on May 27.

SeDoMoCha’s Jones wins 50 meters at Almquist Invitational

ORONO — Hayden Jones of SeDoMoCha Middle School earned top honors in the boys 50-meter dash at the 2026 Almquist Invitational at the University of Maine on May 26 to conclude the Eastern Maine Middle School Track League season.

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We need Joe Baldacci to represent us in Congress

To the Editor; I believe Joe Baldacci is the Mainer we need now to represent us in Congress.

The fly survey

I climbed Katahdin 3 times. Here’s what I remember most.

By Al Raychard I’ve never been much of a hiker.

Proposed moose hunt changes would harm local economy

I’m outside every day. Here’s how I survive black fly season.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor People actually plan their vacations to Maine around black fly season.

Search engines aren’t created equal

By Nancy Battick Search engines and the search feature on genealogical websites are invaluable to genealogists.

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Author Tess Gerritsen to visit Thompson Free Library

By Jon Knepp, Thompson Free Library director DOVER-FOXCROFT — Thompson Free Library, located at 186 East Main St.

Calendar of events

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

Near $15.3M Dover-Foxcroft-area school budget moved to referendum

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Voters in the Dover-Foxcroft-area school district approved a proposed 2026-27 near $15.

Two Girl Scouts make history as first to receive college credit for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award

Girl Scouts of Maine is proud to announce Avis Kennedy-Stirling of Greenville and Lyndsay Little of Houlton have made history as the first young women in the nation to receive college credit for earning their Girl Scout Gold Award.

Memorial Day across the region

Photo courtesy of Sanford GilesGARLAND OBSERVANCE — An estimated 25 people made up the rainy Memorial Day gathering in Garland, not counting those in vehicles, who came to show their respects for those who gave their lives for their country.

$9.57M Guilford-area school budget advances to ballot

GUILFORD — Voters in the Guilford-area school district approved a proposed 2026-27 $9.