DOVER-FOXCROFT — The price of protein-rich food has increased in recent months, putting this essential component of a healthy diet out of reach for a growing number of families in our communities.

Grade 12, high honors: Cassandra Boislard, Destiny Sibert, Hannah Legere, Layla Chai; honors: Addison Conklin, Ashley Willis, Christopher (Kip) Crockett, Damion Drake, Dylan McKenzie, Jacob Higgins, Jasmine MacGregor-Gray, Jayden Sprague, Logan Pomeroy, Terrance MacGregor, Tyler Grant.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Visits to some of Maine’s popular state parks and historic sites may not be what you remember, thanks to damage from the major storms in December and January that devastated the state’s landscape.

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Grade 12, highest honors: Scott Chadbourne, Benjamin Higgins; high honors: Lily Carr, Emily Easler, Sophia Kopf; honors: Zachariah Demmer, Kandice Nadeau, Tim Van Der Heijden.

Grade 12, high honors: Ashton Ade, Ruth-Ann Arnold, Chryshal Atwater, Bao Ngoc Gia Bach, Huyen Khai Khloe Bui, Noah Cavanagh, Eliza Chambers, Dylan Coy, Cassandra Crockett, Jackson Day, Olivia Gage, Hilary Howard, Niksa Jasovic, Ella Rose Kazmierczak, Aleksander Krause, Richard Liu, Jasmine Lockwood, Kailey McLaughlin, Jose Mieres Legido, Aubry Paradis, Zachary Peirce, Anh Phuong Pham, Wyatt Rayfield, Gabriel Saunders, Jackson Smith, Aleksa Sviloskos; honors: Simon Beeaker, Jackson Caruso, Marceli Cerek, Kristalyn Defries, Hieu Do, Devin Henderson, Annabelle Holman, Jacob Johnson, Conner Johnston, Ming Fou Lao, Loc Nguyen Max Mai, Kemsley Marsters, Laney McGary, Huong Lan Kathy Nguyen, Danea Obratov, Halle Page, Amara Perfect, Jadon Richard, Olivia Richardson, Dominick Scuderi, Owen Sherman, Izetta Story, Ngoc Thi Bich Tang, Noah Viitala, Logan Joshua Walton, Paige Weidman, Peyton Wellman, Ateon Whitney.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff The top federal prosecutor in Maine has vowed to keep up the crackdown on illegal marijuana operations in the state.

SANGERVILLE — The Piscataquis County Democrats filled the East Sangerville Grange on Sunday, April 28 for their annual spring brunch.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff One of the two roads in Baxter State Park will remain closed for now because of winter damage.

By Anne Gass and Sue Mackey Andrews The gender wage gap is alive and well — and it is not something that Maine women are “choosing.