Grade 12, highest honors: Emma Alexander, Lauryn Brunner, Jennifer Downing, Sydney Fogler, Elyssa Jerome, William Kuznierz, Alexandria Mullins, Sophia O’Donnell, Aleaha Richards, and Payson Reinhardt; high honors: Ivey Batey, Benjamin Bourgoin, Bryce Connor, Sydney Dyson, Tiffany Heinrichs, Kasey Hurd, Kayden Kimball, Annika King, Brendon Mehlhorn, Jozlynn Paige, Elisa Picariello, Caleb Schobel, and Cole Tibbetts; honors: Brooklynne Blockler, Hunter Burrill, Tami Cummings, Dawson Dow, Olivia Gilman, LaKota Glidden, Zachary Gudroe, Makayla Moore, Jillean Poliquin, David Race, Brady Reynolds, Madison Rowe, Thomas Rowe, Camryn Spack, and Ethan Tarr.

MONSON — On Saturday, May 13 two students from Dexter Regional High School were a part of a gallery exhibition that showcased students‘ work from area schools who were selected for the Monson Arts program.

DEXTER — Annika Katherine King of Dexter, a senior at Dexter Regional High School, has been selected to receive the 2023 Principal’s Award, Principal Stephen Bell announced.

DEXTER — Dexter Regional High School Principal Stephen Bell is honored to announce the Valedictorian for the Class of 2023, Emma Alexander and Salutatorian Sydney Fogler.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School DEXTER ROYALTY — The Dexter Regional High School Prom was held on May 13 at Grace on the Lake in Harmony, the theme was Starry Night.

DEXTER — Dollar General is excited to announce its store at 33 Spring Street in Dexter is now open.

DEXTER — For the second time in 2023 the Dexter Town Council amended its ordinance on marijuana businesses.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Staff addressing concerns outlined in report on Penobscot jail culture Penobscot County Jail staff are addressing recommendations outlined in a report on the culture inside the facility while commissioners continue to pursue construction of a modern correctional facility they say would better address inmates’ mental health and substance use disorder diagnoses.

A program that launched in October 2021 has mostly reversed a major Maine hospital system’s shortage of emergency medical technicians after staffing dropped 30 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic.

EAST SANGERVILLE — A large crowd was in attendance for the annual Spring Brunch Sunday hosted by the Piscataquis County Democrats on May 7.

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

Northern Light Health hospitals around the state are offering $3,000 to $15,000 sign-on bonuses to registered nurses in an effort to address Maine’s health care worker shortage.

DEXTER — This year, the Dexter Post Office will celebrate Small Business Week by hosting an event to demonstrate how the U.

District meeting set for June 1 DEXTER — The SAD 46 School Board approved a proposed 2023-24 budget totaling $16,025,870 during a May 3 meeting at the Ridge View Community School.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff This spring, folks who enjoy journeying through the Maine woods on all-terrain vehicles will have to wait a bit longer.

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Maine’s education commissioner sees a proposed regional high school serving districts in Piscataquis and Penobscot counties as a model for future education.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre for the Performing Arts is hosting the second annual “Dani on Deck Fundraiser.