DEXTER — The third week in September marks the National Council on Aging’s Falls Prevention Week.

DEXTER — Dexter Dover Area Towns in Transition (DDATT) next First Friday event will be Sept.

DEXTER – Ken and Jane Brooks along with Joe and Nel Kennedy play their vintage folk, bluegrass, gospel and classic country at the Wayside Grange/Theatre on Saturday, Aug.

Observer photo/Stuart HedstromSTUFFING YOURSELF IS ENCOURAGED — Eight entrants tried to scarf down as many hot dogs as possible during an eating contest on Aug.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DEXTER — The mill rate will remain the same for the 2016-17 tax year as the town council approved a rate not to exceed $18.

DEXTER — The Dexter Historical Society is hosting a roundtable discussion on Thursday, Aug.

  DEXTER — Due to a stormy weather forecast for Aug.

DEXTER — the Wayside Grange is organizing a free cook-off contest on Saturday, Aug.

  Inaugural Maine Red Hot Dog Festival will be this weekend DEXTER — The first annual Maine Red Hot Dog Festival, featuring a day of events on Saturday, Aug.

  DEXTER — The August First Friday movie and discussion sponsored by DDATT and the Abbott Memorial Library will be held at 7 p.

DEXTER — The Dexter Sunrise Kiwanis’ second annual Cruise-In, on Saturday, Aug.

By Judy HarrisonBDN Staff BANGOR — Four more people charged in connection with a drug distribution ring that allegedly operated in the Dexter area for a dozen years pleaded guilty on July 20 in U.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DEXTER — A proposed 2016-17 budget of $13,742,710 was approved — with all 17 articles passed as written — in about 15 minutes during a district budget meeting on July 21 at the Ridge View Community School.

DEXTER — The Dexter Historical Society is sponsoring a talk about town railroads on Thursday, July 28 at 6 p.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DEXTER — The town council gave its approval, via a 4-0 vote with several councilors not in attendance, to a net budget of $4,386,211 for the 2016-17 fiscal year during a July 14 meeting at the town hall.

By Nick McCreaBDN Staff DEXTER — A Dexter police sergeant resigned last month after he had his law enforcement certification taken away for quashing a speeding ticket as a favor to a local woman.

DEXTER — The Wayside Theatre’s annual Variety Show on Saturday, July 23 at 7 p.

By Ryan McLaughlinBDN Staff DEXTER — A local man was killed Sunday evening when the vehicle he was driving struck a tree on Garland Road, police said.