DOVER-FOXCROFT — The East Dover Cemetery will now be known at the Dow Cemetery of East Dover, as the name change was formally approved by the Dover-Foxcroft Select Board during a Monday night meeting.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Join Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District and Kate Garland from UMaine Cooperative Extension for an in-person pruning workshop that combines an indoor overview of best practices with outdoor, hands-on instruction.

DEXTER — The Friends of the Dexter Meeting House held its second annual chili cookoff on Saturday, March 7 at the First Universalist Church.

MILO — Amara Driscoll of Milo, a senior at Penquis Valley High School, has been selected to receive the 2026 Principal’s Award, Principal Katie Joyner announced.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Members of the GFWC/MIOSAC Club have been involved in a variety of activities over the past few months.

BREWER — Northern Light Health is excited to release our 2025 Annual Report.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension recently completed installation of an advanced weather station in Orono, the third such station in what will become a statewide Mesonet — a network of research-grade weather stations designed specifically for agriculture.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Flora Sands of Dover-Foxcroft celebrated her 100th birthday on the afternoon of Sunday, March 8 at the Hibbard Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center with dozens of family members and friends.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting a virtual presentation covering growing and marketing practices for specialty potato varieties in Maine from 11 a.

MILO — SAD 41 and the town of Milo are working together to have a sidewalk put in over the summer along Penquis Drive between West Main Street and the Penquis Valley School, to allow students to walk to and from the building and not be in the road with all the vehicle traffic before and after school.

DEXTER — One third of America’s birds have vanished over the past 50 years.

DEXTER — SAD 46 is looking at a $183,920 reduction in state subsidy for the 2026-27 budget, Superintendent Kevin Jordan said during a March 4 school board meeting at the Ridge View Community School.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Emma Alden, a senior at Foxcroft Academy, has been selected to receive the 2026 MPA Principal’s Award.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff The percentage of vacant homes fell statewide in recent years but it hasn’t made renting or buying in Maine any easier.

DEXTER — At their monthly Tea Talks program on Thursday, March 12, Dexter Age Friendly will welcome Laurie Bishop.

AUGUSTA — University of Maine at Augusta Provost Joseph Szakas announces the fall 2025 full-time president’s list and full-time dean’s list.

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

DOVER-FOXCROFT — RSU 68 officials are continuing work on the 2026-27 budget, a spending plan that currently is up by $246,444 with a 4.