Dexter Regional High School Principal Stephen Bell is honored to announce the valedictorian for the Class of 2018, Kaitlyn Webber and co-salutatorians, Rebecca Batron and Olivia Webber.

Having recently finished a book, I was looking for something to read. I have a rather eclectic taste that varies from historical biographies to science fiction and fantasy. And of course, there is my insatiable appetite for political books.

“We have failed these kids.” Those were the words of state Sen. Roger Katz, a Republican from Augusta, during a hearing on an investigation of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services about the death of two children.

It is 56.1 miles between Medford and Greenville. During the past two springs, Mike Cabral has made that commute as the co-head coach of the Greenville High School softball team.

The Dover Cove Farmers Market is looking for some new additions to its summer markets. Do you grow vegetables, bake breads, or use your creative talents as an artist? With many people returning to local farmers markets for fresh produce and a deeper connection with their farmers, the Dover Cove Farmers Market is a great place to market one’s products.

Recently Ridge View Community School fourth-graders participated in the annual Dexter Kiwanis “Hooked on Fishing” event at a private pond in town. A week before the event the pond was stocked with 100 rainbow and brown trout. Each student had the option of releasing or keeping the fish they caught.

Genealogical journals and newsletters can be extremely valuable and often contain information that can’t be found elsewhere.

Grade 9 students from the region were among those taking part in the 2018 Penobscot Valley Conference Frosh Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 29 at Cameron Stadium.

The Ponies defeated the Wildcats, 3-2, to advance to the Class B North quarterfinals at second seed John Bapst.

Once again the people of this Republic have been challenged by a great crisis in our midst and, once again, politicians are doing everything in their power to do everything but address the crisis with a solution. For politicians, in keeping with the teachings of Rahm Emmanuel, a crisis, however great or small, is an opportunity for advancement of agenda not solutions. For leaders of this ilk, our society of today is rife with opportunity for advancement of leftists ideals.