By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Home values in Maine keep climbing.

Grade 12, highest honors: Noah Benson, Paige Jandreau, Chloe Murdock, Laney Scott, Casey Swenson, Baylee Turcotte, Lexi Wintle; high honors: Jon Andrescu, Jazmin Channon, Deaken Cousins, Peyton Dodge, Cassidy Drew, Annabelle Keniston-Johndro, Annabelle Peakes, Jacoby Pratt, Liset Ramirez Barahona, Kallie Stone; honors: Brady Adams, Desiree Adams, Shealyn Bagley, Caleb Bowman, Hailee Breton, George Childers, Bryce Cooper, Gaberial Cupero, Raina Cyr, Julia Goldsmith, Aedyn Goodell, Trenton Hanscom, Ryan Hocking, Brady Jerome, Kody Kimball, Tanner Ladd, Damiair Miller, Tucker Neal, Genevieve Rich, Cadence Sciongay, Adriana Sibert, Skkylar Squires, Alex Sutton, Sophie White.

DEXTER — The Dexter Town Council approved an approximate $7.

By Annie Rupertus, Bangor Daily News Staff Bangor Savings Bank issued more home loans in 2025 after its mortgages dropped significantly the year before, according to the company’s annual report.

ENFIELD, Connecticut — Farm Credit East, the Northeast’s largest agricultural lender, recently awarded $206,000 in higher education scholarships to 38 student recipients.

DEXTER — A sum of $30,000 added to the 2026-27 Dexter-area school budget at the May public meeting will fund a nurse assistant for the Ridge View Community School.

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff When David Marshall assumes the role of chair of the Penobscot County Commissioners this week, he’ll do so having received just two votes: Commissioner Andre Cushing and himself.

AARP Maine has issued a new scam alert, according to its senior communications director, Jane Margesson.

The towns of Sebec, Dexter, and Greenville will each be celebrating Independence Day with events on and leading up to Saturday.

The Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Family Independence has launched a student navigation services partnership with Eastern Maine Development Corporation.

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff Half a year after Penobscot County passed a $35.

Adam Smith of Dexter, who teaches at the Tri-County Technical Center, played disc golf for 24 hours straight on Saturday, June 20, at Black Stream Disc Golf on Burrough Road in Sangerville.

SKOWHEGAN — Skowhegan Savings Bank is proud to support the next generation of leaders by awarding $18,000 in college scholarships to nine graduating high school seniors across Maine through its 2026 Skowhegan Savings College Scholarship Program.

Chad Perkins of Dover-Foxcroft, who currently holds the House District 31 seat, has won the Republican primary for Senate District 4 following ranked-choice tabulations by the Maine Secretary of State’s Office in Augusta.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Maine’s ranked-choice voting count to determine the nominees for key gubernatorial and 2nd Congressional District races will stretch into Thursday.

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County Commissioner David Marshall was elected June 17 as the group’s chair, beginning July 1.

Composite 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.

The Republican primary for Senate District 4, which consists of all of Piscataquis County and a number of nearby Penobscot County towns, will proceed to ranked-choice voting tabulation after none of the four candidates met the 50% threshold.