FREEPORT  – Efficiency Maine recognized the top-performing contractors that sell, install, and service high-efficiency lighting, heating and cooling systems, refrigeration equipment, electric vehicles, and other upgrades that are promoted through the quasi-state agency’s programs.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School BOOK AWARD RECIPIENT – Emma Alexander has been presented the 2022 Phi Beta Kappa Book Award for Dexter Regional High School.

GUILFORD — Local districts involved in Maine’s third attempt at a regional high school will need to cover the costs of an engineering study and other planning efforts before they can get millions in state funding to build the project.

DEXTER – With graduation and promotion ceremonies all in the books and students enjoying the late spring with field trips, the 2021-22 academic year is nearing a conclusion in SAD 46 and other districts across Maine.

By Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News Staff The group that represents more than 100 Maine cities and towns will be the new owner of a shuttered trash plant in Hampden.

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff Former U.

AUGUSTA – Central Maine Power Company announced Tuesday that electric delivery rates will go down by 5.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School STUDENTS OF THE YEAR – Dexter Regional High School honors students monthly throughout the school year to recognize their outstanding effort and achievements day in day out in the classroom.

AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Labor and Department of Education have launched a new student career discovery dashboard that presents data on in-demand jobs and wages in a manner that is accessible to students in grades 6-12.

By Callie Ferguson, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine State Police is planning to reorganize its police force as part of changes that reflect the agency’s law enforcement priorities and delegation of manpower.

GUILFORD — Kids with disabilities in Piscataquis County can experience the freedom and fun of Pine Tree Camp this summer right in their own backyard.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Earlier this year town officials and residents in and around Piscataquis and Penobscot counties formed a broadband coalition to deal with ongoing poor internet connectivity.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School STUDENTS OF THE MONTH – The 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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GARLAND – On the glorious Memorial Day morning of May 30, approximately 50 people gathered at the Garland Veterans Memorial for a remembrance ceremony.

A county with virtually no treatment centers for opioid addiction had the second worst fatal overdose rate among rural counties last year in Maine.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School DEXTER — Front, from left, Cally Gudroe, Lily Brown, Emma Paige, and Caitlyn Chabot.