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Photo courtesy of SeDoMoCha School SEDOMOCHA HONORS — SeDoMoCha School students recognized for citizenship were honored during the May Student in the Spotlight assembly. Front, from left, are kindergarten Tenley McLaughlin, grade 1 Olivia Webb, grade 2 Dahlia Levenseller, grade 3 Owen Cookson, grade 4 Cedar Boone and elementary unified arts Harrison Munson. Back, grade 5 Oliver Dill-Marston, grade 6 Holly Walsh, grade 7 Graeme Walker and middle school unified arts Macee Lefebvre. Not pictured, grade 8 Katelyn Snow Speeches.

Photo courtesy of SeDoMoCha School SEDOMOCHA HONORS — SeDoMoCha School students recognized for citizenship were honored during the May Student in the Spotlight assembly. Front, from left, are kindergarten Tenley McLaughlin, grade 1 Olivia Webb, grade 2 Dahlia Levenseller, grade 3 Owen Cookson, grade 4 Cedar Boone and elementary unified arts Harrison Munson. Back, grade 5 Oliver Dill-Marston, grade 6 Holly Walsh, grade 7 Graeme Walker and middle school unified arts Macee Lefebvre. Not pictured, grade 8 Katelyn Snow Speeches.

SeDoMoCha recognizes student citizenship

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The SeDoMoCha School hosted an assembly on May 29 to recognize students in kindergarten through grade 8 who demonstrated citizenship as the month’s Student in the Spotlight honorees. A pupil from each grade was selected.

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MaineStream Finance receives $20,000 from TD Charitable Foundation to support entrepreneurs, small business owners

BANGOR — The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD, has awarded $20,000 to MaineStream Finance to expand support for Maine entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Sangerville Fire Department open house, public hearing set for Tuesday

SANGERVILLE — Sangerville officials are considering different options concerning the fire department’s 1993 tanker truck that is currently off the road due to a failed inspection.

Sangerville’s Town of Two Knights Festival set for Saturday

SANGERVILLE – The Town of Sangerville will be hosting a day of events during the third annual Town of Two Knights Festival on Saturday, July 11.

Maine Audubon’s annual Loon Count scheduled for July 18

For many people in Maine, the middle of July means one thing: counting loons! Since 1983, volunteers have been getting up early on the third Saturday of July and going out on lakes to count loons, to help Maine Audubon collect valuable data about the Common Loon population.

Sangerville fire chief resigns

SANGERVILLE — Sangerville Fire Chief Matt Blockler has tendered his resignation after three years in the position.

Greenville area seniors invited to bus trip to see live theatre performance

GREENVILLE —- Using some of the funds raised from the 2025 Moosehead Festival of Trees CCM Events & Fundraising has donated $2,500 to the Senior Lounge in Greenville to take a total of 50 senior citizens from the area on an outing.

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Photo courtesy of Neal Cartonio LAKE TROUT — Neal Cartonio holds the 16.34-pound, 37-inch lake trout he caught on Moosehead Lake on Monday.

Photo courtesy of Neal Cartonio LAKE TROUT — Neal Cartonio holds the 16.34-pound, 37-inch lake trout he caught on Moosehead Lake on Monday.

Monster lake trout caught on Moosehead

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Neal Cartonio landed a trophy lake trout on Moosehead Lake on Monday. The fish weighed 16.

Schoodic Lake Bass Tournament returns Sunday

LAKE VIEW PLANTATION — The eighth annual Schoodic Lake Bass Tournament will take place from 7 a.

CANCELED — Foxcroft Academy Key Club 5K

The event has been canceled DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Foxcroft Academy Key Club’s inaugural Key Club 5K at 8 a.

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Allagash: hard road to wilderness

How bluebirds made an incredible comeback in Maine

By Bob Duchesne This is an especially busy time to be a bluebird.

Rural libraries hurt by FCC decisions

By Caelyn Berube Though they’re often only associated with books, public libraries thrive as technological spaces.

Directive to open federal lands to hunting and fishing

Global burning

To the Editor; You’ve heard the line, “Nero fiddled while Rome burned”.

AARP Maine’s News You Can Use

By Joyce Bucciantini, AARP Maine community outreach volunteer At long last, summer is finally here! This summer, America’s semi-quincentennial, or 250th birthday, is a good time to explore a little bit of U.

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Learn something new with Pine Tree Hospice’s ‘Betcha Didn’t Know’ series

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Pine Tree Hospice invites community members to attend upcoming installments of “Betcha Didn’t Know”, a free monthly speaker series held on the third Wednesday of each month at 10 a.

Artist’s watercolors illustrate logging’s historic transformation

By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, The County Staff A series of eight donated watercolors will take one of Maine’s most popular lumber museums into a new era.

Walk to end domestic violence

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Lace up your walking shoes and help a great local cause with the Foxcroft Academy field hockey team.

Bangor Savings Bank issued $711M in home loans last year after steep drop in 2024

By Annie Rupertus, Bangor Daily News Staff Bangor Savings Bank issued more home loans in 2025 after its mortgages dropped significantly the year before, according to the company’s annual report.

Brown receives Farm Credit East scholarship

ENFIELD, Connecticut — Farm Credit East, the Northeast’s largest agricultural lender, recently awarded $206,000 in higher education scholarships to 38 student recipients.

Sebec Lake Association plans annual meeting

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Sebec Lake Association is holding its annual meeting for members on Saturday, July 11 at Central Hall Commons in Dover-Foxcroft.