By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — When Kelly and Peter Dennis bought their more than 8,100-square-foot house on Sebec Lake in Dover-Foxcroft in 2021, they didn’t plan on owning the largest estate on the lake.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover Low Vision group will be meeting at the Central Hall Commons, 152 East Main St.

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

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Select Board accepted the Villages Project Main Street Feasibility Study during a Nov.

WESTBROOK — October marked the return of Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger’s annual $100,000 Ending Hunger Challenge.

MILO — Milo Garden Club members and guests outdid their bidding at the Nov.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Foxcroft Academy Key Club is hosting its 5th Annual Festival of Stockings on Saturday, Dec.

A longstanding tradition in the region’s schools continued earlier this month as the Valley Grange of Guilford provided all area third graders with a dictionary through the Dictionary Project and the Grange’s Words for Thirds program.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer “Set Your Farm’s Future on the Right Path”, a six-month farm succession planning group, on the second Monday of each month from Dec.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a webinar on starting and managing a successful flower farming operation from 6–7:15 p.

DEXTER — Two area school districts and the region’s career and technical education center have applied for state funding for a comprehensive high school that will combine traditional academics, career and technical education, and access to college courses.

By Kevin Miller, Maine Public Nearly half of Maine’s registered voters participated in this year’s November election, which was much higher turnout than during the past two off-year elections.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Although a deal has been reached to end the government shutdown that jeopardized SNAP benefits for thousands of Mainers, heating aid and other assistance programs are still feeling the impact of a lack of federal funding.

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff A proposed $36 million budget for Penobscot County, including a controversial increase in the jail budget,  was partially approved by an advisory committee in a five-hour meeting on Nov.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Program grant cuts to six organizations in the proposed 2026 Piscataquis County budget have been restored by the Piscataquis County Commissioners.

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

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News StaffA yurt made of wood and concrete on nearly 40 acres is for sale in rural Maine.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers can now renew their Real ID through an online portal.