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Bangor Daily News photo/Linda Coan O’Kresik TALKING TO KIDS – After the Texas elementary school shooting on Tuesday, Christina Caron struggled to strike a balance between informing her children Abby, 12, and Colby, 9, and making them afraid to go to school.

Bangor Daily News photo/Linda Coan O’Kresik TALKING TO KIDS – After the Texas elementary school shooting on Tuesday, Christina Caron struggled to strike a balance between informing her children Abby, 12, and Colby, 9, and making them afraid to go to school.

What Maine parents are telling their kids after yet another school massacre

By Lia Russell and Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff On Wednesday morning, May 25, Christina Caron dropped her children off at school in Bangor. Watching them walk through the doors, Caron said she was reminded that the parents of 19 Uvalde, Texas, children did the same a day earlier, not knowing they would never see their children alive again.

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GFWC Miosac Club celebrates 86th birthday, installs new officers

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Fifteen Miosac Club members gathered May 17 at the Bear’s Den for an 86th club birthday party.

Over 2,100 Mainers helped through Healthy Living for ME falls prevention workshops

Since 2019, Healthy Living for ME and partners of its statewide network have reached over 2,100 Mainers through nearly 200 workshops held to support the prevention and reduction of falls in Maine.

Pine Tree Hospice bottle drive

DOVER-FOXCROFT — From June 1-6 Pine Tree Hospice will hold its second bottle drive.

The art of Monson: A Bicentennial Celebration

MONSON – Monson Arts – an art center and artist residency program located in Monson — hosts the Monson Historical Society’s exhibition in continuation of bicentennial celebrations of Monson.

The 5 disease-carrying ticks you can find in Maine

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff As tick populations increase across Maine, tick-borne diseases have become a public health issue in the state.

Dexter Regional High School April Students of the Month

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School STUDENTS 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.

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Foxcroft boys finish third at conference championship

ORONO – The Foxcroft Academy boys finished the day with a score of 77 points to place third among a field of 13 point-scoring teams at the 2022 Penobscot Valley Conference Small School Outdoor Track and Championship at Orono High School on May 27. The Ponies trailed only the 142 points for host Orono and 110 for Bucksport High School in the program’s highest finish since the 2016 Pony boys won the 2016 Large School title.

FA’s Ladd wins javelin at JV track championship

BREWER – Foxcroft Academy junior Emma Ladd earned top honors in the javelin at the 2022 Penobscot Valley Conference JV outdoor track and field championship at the Brewer Community School on May 25.

Maine plans to slash deer permits by 37 percent this season

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has taken the next step toward finalizing a revamped system for the hunting of antlerless deer.

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Caruso has what it takes

To the Editor; As a property and small business owner, I am overly excited with the momentum that Liz Caruso’s campaign has taken for Congressional District 2 seat.

Joe Biden spoke the truth about Taiwan. He shouldn’t have backed down.

By Matthew Gagnon “Yes,” President Joe Biden declared with clarity and without hesitation.

Democrats making a difference

To the Editor; For months, I drove by the Piscataquis Democrat headquarters in Dover-Foxcroft with a prominent sign saying “Democrats Making a Difference.

Arctic charr stir debate over stocking fish in Green Lake

Mills is a role model for kids and future leaders

To the Editor; Gov.

Foxcroft Academy sexual assault case shows shortcomings of Title IX

By BDN Editorial Board When Title IX rules were rewritten during the Trump administration, there were many warnings that the revised regulations would make it more difficult for schools to protect victims of sexual abuse and to ensure an equitable learning environment.

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Memorial Day observance for Dover-Foxcroft

Observer file photo/Stuart HedstromCOLOR GUARD — The stars and stripes of the U.

Memorial Day ceremonies in Milo

Observer file photo/Jeannette Hughes MILO’S ANNUAL CEREMONY — A rifle salute on the West Main Street bridge is part of a past Memorial Day observance in Milo.

Dexter Regional High School announces Class of 2022 valedictorian and salutatorian

DEXTER – Dexter Regional High School Principal Stephen Bell is honored to announce the valedictorian for the Class of 2022, Miles Gadwah, and salutatorian, Elizabeth Kinney.

$7.77M SAD 4 budget moved to June 14 referendum

GUILFORD — A proposed 2022-23 SAD 4 budget totaling $7,772,120 was approved May 25 during the annual district budget meeting held in the Piscataquis Community Elementary School cafeteria.

Calendar of events

Many of the events will likely not be happening as listed below due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Garland Memorial Day band concert and ceremony

GARLAND — The public is invited to start their Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, in Garland at the veterans memorial at 7:30 a.