DEXTER — To help determine what the direction the town should go in terms of permitting marijuana-related businesses or not, the Dexter Town Council approved a pair of referendum questions for the November ballot during an Aug.

BREWER — Northern Light Health has received a $1 million federal grant to support community efforts toward establishing or enhancing opioid use prevention, treatment and recovery services in rural communities served by the healthcare system.

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A federal judge who has upheld Maine’s ranked-choice voting system once before reiterated his view that the method is constitutional Friday, Aug.

Two students at Foxcroft Academy have tested positive for the coronavirus, and they had participated in the Dover-Foxcroft school’s preseason athletic workouts before the school called them off Tuesday, according to the academy’s head of school.

DEXTER — Students at the Ridge View Community School and Dexter Regional High School will be back in the respective buildings when classes resume next month, families can also opt for full-time remote learning if they wish, as the SAD 46 directors approved a “Return to School Plan” on Aug.

On March 10, when Maine resident and motel owner Linda York Cook traveled to Japan to attend her son’s wedding, she thought she would be back home by mid-April.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Concerns about a possible community transmission of COVID-19 in the Dover-Foxcroft area has prompted the temporary closing of the Piscataquis Regional YMCA and the suspension of preseason athletic workouts at Foxcroft Academy.

Tim Smith has resigned as athletic administrator at Foxcroft Academy, ending his 17-year run of guiding the sports programs at the Dover-Foxcroft school.

A Penobscot County commissioner who last year agreed the county needed a new jail to replace its chronically overcrowded and aging facility now says he’s in favor of a remodel or expansion of the existing jail, not building a whole new facility.

GUILFORD — Piscataquis Community Secondary School and Piscataquis Community Elementary School students will be back in the building at least four days per week depending on the school — a remote learning option will be available for families choosing this method of instruction — when classes resume Sept.

In their continued role of providing hands-on services to businesses, communities and people, Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) announces four new hires.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — With the election several months aways, U.

Teachers and administrators from Maine’s independent town academies will welcome back some 5,000 publicly tuitioned high school students to their in-person and virtual classrooms soon.

Many of us tend to think that the  age of wilderness bush pilots no longer exists in the lower 48 states.

Maine has among the lowest response rates of any state for the U.

Randy Soileau’s yard is part art gallery, part op-ed page these days.

DEXTER — The Dexter-Age Friendly Committee is very pleased to announce that it has received a $1,600 grant from the Thriving Older Adults Strategic Goal Fund of the Maine Community Foundation for the Tea Talks gatherings and programs.