GUILFORD — Plans are well underway for the 2025 Piscataquis River Festival in Guilford.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Kiwanis Club of Dover-Foxcroft held its 51st annual Piscataquis River Race on the morning of Saturday, April 26 with paddlers braving rain and chilly temperatures to travel approximately 9.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Perseverance was the trait recognized during the month of March for the SeDoMoCha School’s Students in the Spotlight honorees.

GUILFORD — For the two and half months prior to April vacation, Piscataquis Community Elementary School families read E.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Exactly 250 years after two lanterns were hung in Boston’s Old North Church to signal Paul Revere and spark a chain of events that began the American Revolution, the town of Dover-Foxcroft joined communities across Maine and elsewhere with the “Two Lights for Tomorrow” event commemorating the anniversary during the early evening of April 18.

WATERVILLE — Sangerville native Brooke Blockler was among a group of Thomas College students who won top awards at this year’s Society for the Advancement of Management International Business Conference held last month in Tallahassee, Florida.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The wording for two articles concerning the future of the Mayo Mill Dam and associated costs to be voted on at the town’s annual meeting were approved by the select board on Monday evening.

GUILFORD — Weather in Maine can vary with severe conditions possible.

The Foxcroft Academy Key Club attended the 2025 New England District Key Club Convention in Portland from April 4-6.

DEXTER — On March 29 10 students from Dexter Regional High School competed against nearly 300 high schoolers from across the state at the annual Maine State Science Fair.

By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff When Dolly Perkins was a young real estate agent, Mainers could easily find an affordable home that came with hundreds of acres.

MILO — Officials in SAD 41 are developing the budget for the 2025-26 academic year, with a tentative date of May 19 being planned for the annual district budget meeting.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft town manager search will continue after a candidate for the position withdrew her candidacy following a 3-3 vote by the select board on the appointment last week.

By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — A woman who renovates and resells historic properties in the Dover-Foxcroft area has listed a converted 1800s-era barn and historic canoe shop for sale.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Over the past nine months, the Foxcroft Academy Key Club has been actively engaged in raising money for various projects that the members are passionate about through several service initiatives.

WATERVILLE — The SeDoMoCha Jazz Band competed in the Maine Music Educators Association State Junior High School Jazz Festival at Waterville Senior High School on March 23 where the team won gold.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine is trying to keep an invasive fish out of the state’s largest lake.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Empathy and kindness were the traits recognized during the month of February for the SeDoMoCha School’s Students in the Spotlight honorees, with humor being the trait recognized for staff members.