DOVER-FOXCROFT — Whether lined up in pickup trucks outside the school, billowing in the wind, or attached to the music stands of marching band members as they performed the national anthem, American flags were proudly on display at Foxcroft Academy — in big ways and small — as students honored veterans this week.

By Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News Staff The longtime leader of schools in the Old Town area is retiring at the end of this school year, and the local school board is kicking off its search for his replacement this month.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s new U.

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Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger is pleased to announce it is launching a new fundraising initiative just in time for the holidays.

GUILFORD — With the coronavirus case numbers improving, SAD 4 officials have opted to keep the Safe Return to School Plan as is, meaning masks will remain optional in accordance with the wishes of parents or/guardians.

BREWER — Ensuring you always have access to your COVID-19 vaccination information just got easier.

DEXTER — Mission accomplished! A total of 283 insulating window inserts are now snugly fitted into area churches and homes.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Maine Department of Transportation engineers are expected to remove unstable pieces of concrete on a bridge along East Main Street in December, Town Manager Jack Clukey said during the Dover-Foxcroft Select Board meeting Monday.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Friday night cooking fire left a two-story house in Dover-Foxcroft largely unaffected besides a damaged microwave and the lingering smell of smoke.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — In June, after 36 years, Dave’s World of Dover-Foxcroft announced the sale of the home and appliance portion of their company.

By The Associated Press An 83-year-old from Alabama started walking when he retired more than a quarter-century ago — and never stopped.

The Maine School Boards Association awarded Distinguished Service Awards this year to Department of Education Commissioner Pender Makin, Maine CDC Director Dr.

MILO — Efforts to continue adding to the Penquis Valley Community Playground have received a boost with the awarding of a $6,906 grant from the Gloria C.

By Lia Russell, Bangor Daily News Staff As heating prices continue to rise and winter approaches, Gov.

DEXTER — Administrators across SAD 46 are feeling hopeful that COVID-19 case and quarantine numbers in district schools are coming down and the worst may be over.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Maine Department of Transportation engineers are monitoring and planning potential repairs for a piece of a bridge along East Main Street that appears to be crumbling.

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily New Staff To the casual observer, it looks like there are more albino or piebald critters wandering around the Maine woods or flying overhead these days.