Photo courtesy of Ridge View Community School Grade 7 May Students of the Month at the Ridge View Community School in Dexter are front, from left,  Brandon Higgins, McKenzie Gould, Bella Adam, Shannon O’Roak and Madison Richardson.

    DEXTER — On Saturday, July 26 at 10 a.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — The Dexter Town Council unanimously passed another 180-day extension of a moratorium at last week’s meeting, banning any construction of the east-west highway through the community at least through the end of the year.

Photo courtesy of Abbott Memorial Library Marissa Berry, left, and Emerald Irvin proudly display their funnel solar cooker made at the June 14 solar cooker workshop at the Abbot Memorial Library in Dexter.

    DEXTER — On Sunday, July 13 the North Country Riding Club is having a Game Show at Bud Ellms Field.

Dexter Regional High School is proud to announce that the following students have been selected by the faculty as “Students of the Month” for April.

    DEXTER — The STEM Guides project of the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance is still accepting applications for the free Summer Science Club program at Ridge View Community School .

Staff Report     DEXTER — For the first time in years, there will be a Dexter 4th of July parade to go along with the traditional fireworks display.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — The Dexter Community Playground Committee had another successful talent show this spring, generating $6,700 in revenue including a matching grant from Modern Woodmen of America.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — A combination of overdue infrastructure repairs and a $100,000 increase in the town’s share of the SAD 46 budget could hike Dexter’s expenditures in the new fiscal year by as much as 15 percent.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — The fourth annual Amy, Coty and Monica 5K Race-Walk in Dexter Sunday morning drew more than 450 participants and raised just over $14,500 toward programs to help curb domestic violence in Maine.

Members and leaders of Girl Scout Troop 855 were presented with a certificate of appreciation at the June 12 Dexter Town Council meeting for helping place American flags on veterans’ graves prior to Memorial Day.

    DEXTER — In June 1921, Doc Woodcock graduated from NH Fay High School in Dexter.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — The Dexter Town Council had a rather light agenda at last week’s meeting, but one of the measures was a proposal for a third extension of a moratorium on construction of an east-west corridor through the community.

The second bridge repair in Dexter is now finished, allowing traffic to enter the municipal parking lot between Millside Fitness and the Grist Mill Museum once again.

    DEXTER — Parents or guardians of the Tri-County Technical Center’s incoming class in the 2014-15 school year are cordially invited to an “Orientation Day” to be held at the center on Friday, June 13 from 10 a.

  Photo courtesy of Dexter Sunrise Kiwanis Pauline Hughes and her daughter Jean-Marie were speakers at Dexter Sunrise Kiwanis on April 18.

    DEXTER — DDATT and the Abbott Memorial Library will be hosting a hands-on solar cooker workshop on Saturday, June 14 starting at 10 a.