DEXTER — The SAD 46 School Board approved a proposed $16,653,368 budget for the 2025-26 academic year during a meeting at the Ridge View Community School on May 7.

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By Bill Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Former Gov.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High SchoolPROM ROYALTY — The Dexter Regional High School prom was held on Saturday, May 3 at Sunset Meadows in Corinna.

By Emily Bader, The Maine Monitor The counties and municipalities that receive a direct share of the settlement funds from opioid manufacturers, distributors and retailers have spent less than half of the money paid out so far, a Maine Monitor survey found.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Former Gov.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health will get $49 million in delayed reimbursement for its COVID-19 pandemic response, U.

By Jo Easton, Bangor Daily News Staff The Bangor Daily News and The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, the nonprofit publisher of The Maine Monitor, are launching a new partnership to strengthen journalism for Maine.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine officials are asking federal authorities for leniency on the upcoming Real ID requirements after finding that fewer than half of travelers at the state’s largest airport had the updated identification.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Businesses that offer rentals of floating houses moored off their docks or in front of their companies were the only ones who opposed a bill that would ban floating camps on Maine’s waters during a legislative hearing on April 30.

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Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High SchoolOVERALL WINNER — Chloe Murdock was the overall winner for Dexter Regional High School of the “Manie Musicale 2025” competition in the French classes.

By Peter McGuire, Maine Public Efficiency Maine has a new three-year plan to continue the state’s push to reduce energy use from homes and businesses.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff A state biologist said hunters looking for spring turkeys are more likely to find them in the woods, thanks to the amount of acorns and other edibles there.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Gov.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine home market is taking a turn decidedly in buyers’ favor, with home sales and prices falling.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff A new bill before the Legislature would ban floating camps and other nonwater-dependent structures from Maine’s inland or coastal waters.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — A Democratic bill would go around an opinion from Maine’s high court to implement ranked-choice voting for general elections for governor and the Legislature just in time for next year’s race to replace Gov.