By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — The Dexter Community Playground Committee met last week and elected new officers for 2014 and set March 29 and April 5 as the dates for their annual talent show.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — A new chairman presided over the Dexter Town Council meeting Thursday night for the first time in several years, as Fred Banks accepted the position with unanimous support of his colleagues.

DEXTER DONATIONS Contributed photo      The Dexter Regional High School Student Council and the Dexter Sunrise Kiwanis once again teamed up to provide 65 food baskets to area residents in need.

Staff Report     DEXTER — Fire crews from six area towns battled a blaze on Airport Road in Dexter Friday afternoon, but were unable to save the ranch-style home.

    DEXTER — The Penquis Beekeepers’ January  meeting will be held, weather permitting, on Tuesday, Jan.

    DEXTER — Each year, the Ridge View Community School Builders Club collects “Coins for the Closet” in an effort to help feed needy people in the community.

Staff Report     DEXTER — The Dexter Town Council will meet Thursday, Jan.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — They only had few days to get the word out, and the temperatures barely broke the zero mark last Saturday morning    But there were 30 people waiting outside the Dexter Town Council Chambers at 8:30 a.

Shoe manufacturing supporters working on firm business plan; Job fair set for Saturday, Jan.

  By Mike Lange Staff WriterDEXTER — The owner of the landmark Millside Building in downtown Dexter has put the complex up for sale, but he said that he’ll reluctantly close it down if a new buyer isn’t found soon.

By Mike Lange Staff Writer    DEXTER — Edward V.

GUEST SPEAKER — Anne Miller was a recent guest speaker at a meeting of the Dexter Sunrise Kiwanis Club.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — With 41 years in education, Patrick O’Neill knows the challenges of balancing a strong curriculum with available funding.

    DEXTER — Jack Does That, the locally based hour-exchange organization, will be the featured topic at the monthly Dexter Dover Area Towns in Transition (DDATT) meeting on Friday, Jan 10 (Jan.

    DEXTER — Students in the Ridge View Community School’s Cooking Matters teens class were put to the test on Dec.

FRESH FROM FLORIDA Contributed photo Every fall the Dexter Sunrise Kiwanis Club sells Florida oranges and grapefruit as a fundraiser to support its projects.

    DEXTER — The Sixth Annual Fruitcake Bake-Off was held at Abbott Memorial Library in Dexter on Dec.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — A Corinna businessman, who recently converted two portable classrooms into apartment duplexes, is now seeking tenants for the former Dexter middle/elementary school buildings on his property.