DEXTER — Lilah McCormack has been presented the 2020 Phi Beta Kappa Book Award for Dexter Regional High School.

By Bob Mallard No species of fish is more synonymous with Maine than brook trout.

Contributed photo FIND CONTEST WINNER — Liz Nelson of Dover-Foxcroft is the winner of the Piscataquis Observer’s 2020 Find the Shop Local Tree Contest.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

By Rosemary Lausier, Bangor Daily News Staff Winter Storm Gail is expected to turn into a high-impact Nor’easter in the Northeast Wednesday into Thursday, but Maine is only expected to get a few inches of snow.

Composite photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School STUDENTS OF THE MONTH — Dexter Regional High School is pleased to announce the November Students of the Month as selected by the faculty and staff.

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The CDC is encouraging Americans to stay safe and celebrate with their household for the winter holidays.

By Charles Eichacker, Bangor Daily News Staff The first rounds of coronavirus vaccines have started arriving in Maine, with Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor and its affiliate in Portland, Northern Light Mercy Hospital, both receiving 975 doses on Monday morning.

Grade 8, high honors-academic: Lucy Alexander, Keira Bennett, Addyson Brown, McKenzie Clay, Teegan Day, Cole Doherty, Ethan Doherty, Brooklyn Dow, Avery Fogler, Claire Fogler, Amelia Greaves, Megan Hreben, Gabrielle Judkins, Willis Rienhardt and Brianna Vafiades.

By Eesha Pendharkar, Bangor Daily News Staff More Mainers have died from fatal crashes in 2020 than last year even with less traffic amid the coronavirus pandemic, with a state official citing cases of reckless driving on more open roads.

Phase 2 of funding from the Maine Economic Recovery Grant Program is being distributed.

Grade 12, highest honors: Makayla Bignell, Robert Dorman, Peyton Grant, Avery Herrick, Brett Kusnierz, Lilah McCormack, Olivia Peakes, Abigail Wakefield, Elijah Warner, Isaac Webber and Jade Wintle; high honors: Cheyenne Beem, Alexys Dow, Michael Gadwah, Kaitlyn Gray, Santinaca Lawson and Parker Ponte; honors: Abby Andrews, Hunter Dean, Rosalie Gillis, Kassandra Gray, Jylian Lupo, Mary Mailhot, Alicia Michaud, Destiny Russell, Ryan Smith, Carly Taylor and Grace Wallace.

By Rosemary Lausier, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

By Rosemary Lausier, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff After months of planning, Maine’s multi-step plan to distribute a coronavirus vaccine will go into motion after a federal panel recommended the first immunization for use in the U.

By Lynne Fort, Bangor Daily News Staff Seven Mainers have had as another 417 coronavirus cases are reported across the state, Maine health officials said Saturday.