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.

Maine Savings Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce the promotion of Janine Tremble to vice president of community engagement & impact.

Six women from the GFWC Miosac Club of Dover-Foxcroft attended the General Federation of Women’s Clubs Spring Convention at the Hilton Garden Inn in Bangor on May 11-12.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The JD Foundation will hold its seventh annual Walk/Run to Wake the Silence on the morning of Saturday, June 3.

Observer photo/Jeannette Hughes FOUR DECADES — At the American Legion Auxiliary Unit #41 meeting on April 5.

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The GFWC MIOSAC Club presented its annual high school art show on April 28 at Foxcroft Academy in the art classroom.

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.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — In anticipation of the June Dover-Foxcroft municipal elections, the Highlands Regional Chapter of the League of Women Voters of Maine is hosting a nonpartisan “Meet the Candidates Forum” in Dover-Foxcroft on Saturday, May 20 from 10 a.

Photo courtesy of Senate Republican Office SPIRIT OF AMERICA AWARD — On May 3 Sen.

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.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff A Charleston man could serve up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to aiding a drug trafficking operation in Penobscot and Aroostook counties.

AUGUSTA — Sixteen Maine teachers were announced as 2023 County Teachers of the Year at a ceremony in the Hall of Flags at the Maine State Capitol during Teacher Appreciation Week  on May 11.

By Troy Bennett, Bangor Daily News Staff PORTLAND — When Sea Dogs shortstop Christian Koss and catcher Mickey Gasper, of the rival Somerset Patriots, faced off against each other May 10 at Hadlock Field, both swung Maine-made Dove Tail bats crafted in Shirley.

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.

GUILFORD — One week after her 98th birthday, Barbara (Ladd) Reardon was presented the Boston Post Cane from Guilford Town Manager Johanna Turner.