DEXTER — Early this spring the Penquis Journey House was nominated to participate in the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation’s annual grant-making initiative, Community Matters More.

    DEXTER — Despite steady drizzle and fog, more than 35 volunteers of all ages showed up at Crosby Park in Dexter on Saturday to install some of the town’s new playground equipment.

By Mike LangeStaff writer     DEXTER — The Dexter Planning Board conducted its final hearing on Gerald Marshall’s Abbot Hill apartment complex on June 27 and Marshall said the project “is moving forward.

EASY DOES ITObserver photo/Mike Lange Volunteers Josh Anderson, left, Dave Young and Mark Watson move part of the new swing set during a work party at Crosby Park in Dexter to install new playground equipment.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School    STUDENTS OF THE MONTH — Dexter Regional High School Students of the Month for May are, from left, Emma Wing, grade 11; Brent Richardson, grade 12; Logan Bagley, grade 10; and DeAnn Watson, grade 9.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer    DEXTER — More shelves are going up, food and beverages are being stocked in the coolers and the phone in Judy Craig’s office sometimes is “ringing off the hook.

    DEXTER — Come and enjoy a lighthearted evening of country, bluegrass and gospel music by Zevulon June 22 beginning at 7 p.

 Ridge View Community School fourth-graders enjoyed the third annual Dexter Kiwanis Youth Fishing Contest on May 28.

Several fifth-grade students from the Ridge View Community School in Dexter recently organized and collected money to donate to the Red Cross Tornado Relief Fund.

    DEXTER — The Abbott Memorial Library is getting ready for summer reading fun.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — When the old Dexter playground in Crosby Park outlived its usefulness, the town had no choice but to dismantle it last month.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — The Dexter Planning Board and the town’s interim code enforcement officer did an on-site inspection of Gerald Marshall’s subdivision on Abbott Hill June 13, and members seemed to be impressed with the developer’s progress.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — The long-anticipated grand opening of Fossa’s General Store is tentatively scheduled for mid-June as work continues on the landmark building in downtown Dexter.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — The first half of the School Administrative District 46 annual budget process went smoothly last week as voters easily passed a $12.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — Thanks to a parcel of land donated by a local farmer and plenty of down-and-dirty volunteer work, senior citizens in the Dexter area will have fresh vegetables free of charge this fall from the Joe Sherburne Senior Community Garden.

    FORT KENT — Joshua Daniel Whalen, of Exeter, was presented with the John L.

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School Dexter Regional High School’s students of the month for April are, from left, grade 12 Matthew Crane, grade 11 Hunter Belanger, grade 10 Julia Wentworth and grade 9 Elizabeth Harrington.

Lula Bunker, age 107 and a resident of Dexter Health Care, was honored at the Hall of Flags at the State House in Augusta on April 12.