DEXTER — Several Dexter community organizations (Dexter Knights of Columbus, Dexter Sunrise Kiwanis, The First Universalist Church of Dexter and Carter-Dulac VFW Post 4298) are working together to host a blood drive with the American Red Cross on Monday, March 16 from 12:30 to 5 p.

DEXTER — SAD 46 has launched a $250,000 field lighting project, making the announcement on Feb.

Northern Light Mayo and CA Dean Hospitals are pleased to welcome new members to the Mayo and CA Dean Hospital Common Board of Trustees.

Grade 12, highest honors: Noah Benson, Paige Jandreau, Chloe Murdock, Laney Scott, Casey Swenson; high honors: Jon Andrescu, Shealyn Bagley, Raina Cyr, Peyton Dodge, Cassidy Drew, Ryan Hocking, Annabelle Keniston-Johndro, Joshua Medeiros, Tucker Neal, Annabelle Peakes, Caleb Pelkey, Alaena Pickel, Jacoby Pratt, Cadence Sciongay, Kallie Stone, Alex Sutton, Abagail Trafton, Baylee Turcotte, Sophie White, Lexi Wintle; honors: Brady Adams, Desiree Adams, Caleb Bowman, Jazmin Channon, George Childers, Bryce Cooper, Deaken Cousins, Luca De Pasquale, Emily Giles, Aedyn Goodell, Trenton Hanscom, Brady Jerome, Kody Kimball, Tanner Ladd, Damiair Miller, Maddox Miller, Liset Ramirez Barahona, Genevieve Rich, Adriana Sibert, Jazmyn Wing, Noah Woodruff.

By Annie Rupertus, Bangor Daily News Staff A new push to cap hospital charges in Maine could make health care more affordable — but hospitals warn it could lead to service cuts or even closures.

By Daniel O’Connor A man who is on Maine’s sex offender registry and is related to other town officials is serving as a volunteer firefighter in Greenville.

Grade 12, high honors: Serenity Elizabeth Adams, Emma Grace Webb Alden, Madyson Armstrong, Alexis Marie Burdin, Shannon Chartier, Seunghyun Jason Cheon, Addie Day, Keaten Dale Eakright, Sadie Jane Estes, Tanyon R.

PRESQUE ISLE — One thousand five hundred and forty students at the University of Maine at Presque Isle have received academic recognition for the fall 2025 semester, according to Alana Margeson, provost and vice president of academic Affairs.

By Christoper Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Students from Piscataquis County will have the opportunity to earn a degree from Husson University tuition free.

AUGUSTA — The Maine Office of Tourism has announced grant awards totaling more than $450,000 to 20 Maine organizations in the second cycle of its Fiscal Year 2026 Maine Tourism Marketing Partnership Program.

By Daniel O’Connor GREENVILLE — Officials in Greenville are considering a proposal to build a battery energy storage facility at a former steam plant.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — What’s in a name? In Dover-Foxcroft the question is what is the name of a cemetery in the eastern part of town on land donated by the Dow Family.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — An early spring tradition is returning to Foxcroft Academy, the 2026 Maple Sunday Pancake Breakfast hosted by the Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Club in collaboration with Foxcroft Academy and the FA Key Club.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The fifth annual Piscataquis Radar Runs start at 10 a.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department now has an automated CPR device in both of its ambulances thanks to the generosity of the Hibbard-Merrill Family.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Democrats recently raised $1,000 for the Piscataquis Regional Food Center in Dover-Foxcroft.

SANGERVILLE — Sangerville Fire Chief Matt Blockler has been authorized by the select board to sign a contract with Northern Light Mayo Hospital which will help allow the department to offer certain types of medical care before the arrival of an ambulance.

By Wendy Watkins, Bangor Daily News Staff The American Red Cross will discontinue mobile blood drives across northern Maine effective in July, according to a statement from the organization.