MILO — This year, Dyer’s Hope House Food Pantry is tucking the holiday spirit into pretty home-made stockings.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Central Hall Commons is excited to present “A North Country Yule,” a festival of Christmas and Solstice music, dance, and more from 3-5 p.

Grade 12, high honors: Justice Batchelder, Ava Benson, Olivia Berce, Gunnar Berling-Haugh, Cody Chambers, Adam Conner, Le Nguyet Anh Jennie Duong, Mackenzie Goodine, Emma Hardy, Leah Hill, Olivia Hill, Logan Hinson, Cierra Jackson, Abrielle Kemp, Abigail Knapp, Jada Lewis, Lauren Martin, Eion McCloskey, Kylie Merritt, Rachel Mullis, Ivan Mutafchiev, Kirsten Nakajubi, Joseph Nelson, Nghi Phu Phuong Nguyen, Nguyen Khoi Nguyen, Bach Chi Pham, Carter Pratt, Aliza Pulkkinen, Anna Raynes, Laney Reardon, Carlos Rodriguez Sainz, Raven Sawyer, Shallynn Stevens, Anh Trinh Van Amelia Tran, and Brooke Weston; honors: Courtney Barnett, Quynh Anh Jane Bui, Cameron Chase, Keegan Clark, Caden Crocker, Fernando D’Avila Oliveira, Pedro Gauterio Bizzotto, Anthony Harmon, Cadence Herrick, Kirsten Marshall, Emily McLeish, Mateo Mendez Pinillos, Baden Mercer, Ella Molaghan, Bosco Monforte Espallardo, Kholton Perry, Gage Roy, Kiernan Schriver, Quan Le Bob Son, Kilian Thaler, Anh Viet Phuong Ana Tran, Hayden Warren, Destiny Weymouth, and Nathan Weymouth.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff A major company that runs testing sites and medical laboratories across the country will take over much of Northern Light Health’s lab services operation next spring.

DEXTER — Despite higher than anticipated construction costs, the town of Dexter continues to work on a project to replace the terminal building and improve the site at the Dexter Regional Airport.

MILO — A committee consisting of people from the SAD 41 school board, select boards from three district towns and residents representing Brownville, LaGrange and Milo will examine the number of directors for the SAD 41 board via an apportionment committee.

Abbot resident Walter Boomsma was recognized at the 156th annual National Grange Convention in Reno, Nevada as a Cultivator of the Year by the National Grange Membership and Leadership Development Department.

Whether you are feeling a little “grinchy” or feeling the magic of the “Polar Express” or in the mood for traditional Christmas tunes or HJ Crosby’s “Adeste Fideles” march, set aside an hour to join in the holiday spirit.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff After working with Bangor’s homeless population for nearly 20 years, Jen Weatherbee no longer trudges through snow looking for unsheltered people to offer them help.

GREENVILLE JUNCTION — The Friends of the Mountain will be auctioning off the only remaining chairs to the 1967 Squaw Double Summit Lift.

GUILFORD — Piscataquis Community Elementary School students will demonstrate their skills as classes, groups, and individuals using their voices, instruments, and movement on two separate nights this holiday season.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The roof of the newly-opened Jim Robinson Field House on Foxcroft Academy’s West Main Street campus will be the site of a rooftop solar project.

Recurring Events Mondays DEXTER: The Abbott Museum is open 10 a.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The GFWC Miosac Club met on Nov.

DEXTER  — A new adoption program that aims to boost the well-being of seniors who live alone pairs them with cats in need of homes.

GREENVILLE — Visit three beautiful properties in Greenville decked out for the holidays on Saturday, Dec.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Foxcroft Academy Key Club is holding its annual Festival of Stockings on Saturday, Dec.

Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce the promotion of Maria Wooten from her current role as executive vice president to president beginning in January.