By Patty Wight, Maine Public Vaccination rates among school-aged children in Maine are above 97 percent, according to the latest annual report from the state Center for Disease Control.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High SchoolSTUDENTS OF THE MONTH — Dexter Regional High School is pleased to announce the May Students of the Month as selected by the faculty and staff for being exemplary students.

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By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Contract talks have stalled between Northern Light Health and Anthem.

DEXTER — A proposed 2025-26 SAD 46 budget totaling $16,653,368 was approved during the annual district meeting in the Alfond Gym at the Ridge View Community School on May 29.

DEXTER — Dexter Regional High School student Sunny Bache, a senior and captain in the criminal justice program at Tri-County Technical Center, was recently awarded the Maine State Troopers’ Women in Law Enforcement Scholarship by Cpl.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff DEXTER — Two people were hurt in an ATV crash in Dexter on Sunday night.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff A bill that will prohibit floating camps from Maine’s lakes and ponds got the nod May 28 by the Legislature’s Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

The 2025 Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Maine will officially begin on Tuesday, June 3, uniting law enforcement officers from across the state as they carry the Flame of Hope through dozens of communities on its journey to the Special Olympics Maine State Summer Games, beginning on Friday, June 6 at the University of Maine in Orono.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife was in the public crosshairs when criticism from former employees got traction on social media.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff The Bangor Daily News and The Maine Monitor will welcome a new Report for America corps member focused on a topic we need more reporting on: rural government.

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington honored members of the Class of 2025 with a festive Commencement celebration on May 10.

The Maine Community Foundation announced the launch of a new initiative to strengthen Maine communities by ensuring strong, local news coverage in all parts of the state.

GARLAND — The public is invited to begin Memorial Day, Monday May 26 in Garland in the Baptist church yard at 7:30 a.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff U.

FARMINGTON — Skowhegan Savings Bank recently held its 155th annual meeting of its corporators at the University of Maine Farmington, highlighting the financial institution’s strong financial health in reporting assets exceeding $841 million, the origination of over $130 million in loans in 2024 and deep community commitment.

GUILFORD — Last October news broke that the Piscataquis Regional YMCA on Park Street in Dover-Foxcroft would be closing in the immediate future with financial reasons being cited for the closure of the facility that had been in operation since 1988.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Democrat Troy Jackson wants to become Maine’s next governor.