Reports that Maine's ranking U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has announced her decision to support the Senate version of the tax reform bill is welcome news to the hard-working taxpayers of Maine. We, the members of the Red County Caucus, would like to commend the Senator for this decision.

Foxcroft Academy senior quarterback/defensive back Nick Clawson led the way as members of the Foxcroft and Dexter Regional High School were among the honorees during the 31st annual Little Ten Conference (LTC) All-Star Banquet on Dec. 3 at Jeff’s Catering in Brewer.

Between now and Feb. 4, citizens in communities all over Maine are collecting signatures from registered voters to create a “People's Veto Referendum” for our ranked-choice voting law that was passed by referendum in November 2016 but suppressed by the governor and legislature over this past year.

The first time I heard the term "net neutrality" was in the fall of 2008. I was working for a marketing agency that did public affairs work, and we had a client who was involved in the issue, which was beginning to gain some traction in Washington.

Throughout Maine, old mills are empty, idle, and crumbling. Or they're converted to apartments, shops, and museums. Mostly, Maine's mills are ghosts of the era when textile, shoe, and lumber mills were Maine's largest employers.

A LITTLE BIT OF ICE -- A thin layer of ice coats Little Lake Wassookeag by the Dexter Public Beach & Recreation Area shortly before sunset on the first day of December. Soon the body of water will be dotted with ice fishing shacks and crisscrossed with snowmobile tracks.

Dexter Regional High School is proud to announce the four honorees selected by the faculty as "Students of the Month" for October.

Between now and Feb. 4, citizens in communities all over Maine are collecting signatures from registered voters to create a “People's Veto Referendum” for our ranked-choice voting law that was passed by referendum in November 2016 but suppressed by the governor and legislature over this past year.

The Abbot Historical Society is pleased to announce the publication of its newest book "Calendar Photo Book-People and Places In and Around Abbot, Maine."

Sen. Paul Davis, R-Piscataquis (pictured right) and Rep. Norm Higgins, I-Dover-Foxcroft had the honor of congratulating Foxcroft Academy boys soccer and wrestling head coach Luis Ayala at a school assembly on Nov. 11 where Ayala was formally recognized as the U.S. Cellular Most Valuable Coach.