By Emmett Gardner, The Maine Monitor DOVER-FOXCROFT – The most common argument Dover-Foxcroft Select Board Chair Tom Lizotte hears for keeping the town’s defunct dam on the Piscataquis River is it’s always been there, for as long as residents can remember.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Twenty-four hours makes a huge difference between safe ice and taking a cold swim this year.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Tuesday, Feb.

Grade eight, high honors: Sierra Bolstridge, Mario Cook, Maxximis Moulton, Adalai Perkins; honors: Carter Bender, Chase Brown, Lucas Hoffman, Jacoby Landry, Aidynn Schmidt, Bradlee Thomas.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — At last month’s public forum the Mayo Mill Dam steering committee presented its recommendation  that  removing the dam and connecting facilities and building a riverfront park is in the town’s best interests moving forward.

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By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff It was his first time ever to catch a fish through the ice, but Solomon Hadley’s fishing guide thinks it probably won’t be his last.

BANGOR —  Penquis C.

By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, Houlton Pioneer Times Staff As total solar eclipse fever heightens and chasers get ready to view a cosmic rarity, eye safety precautions can get pushed aside for more glamorous plans.

Grade 12, highest honors: Elizabeth Bernard Whittaker, Lily Brown, Cally Gudroe, William Spratt; high honors: Shelby Dyson, Lillian Harris, Brianna Packard, Kaleb Ranquist, Gabrielle Shorey-Coy, Mckenzie Trafton; honors: Zakary Adams, Lily Bagley, Maddison Cole, Micheal Cox, Lillianna Davis, Hannah Dean, Macey Deering, Mickayla Fogg, Cian Galligan, Blaine Gould, Miles Grant, Holdyn Guenther, Tayler Howell-Hanson, Mimi Kennedy, Aiden Langlais, Lucrecia Lazon Babeton, Russell Long, Acadia Markham, Nicholas Palmer, Mazie Peach, Kellen Peavey, Jacob Ponte, Graci Scott, Garrett Tibbetts, Tammy Valcourt.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff It’s not your imagination.

Grade 12, high honors: Ashley Willis, Cassandra Boislard, Christopher Crockett, Hannah Legere, Layla Chai; honors: Brandon Harvey, Damion Drake, Destiny Sibert, Dylan McKenzie, Jasmine MacGregor-Gray, Jayden Sprague, Logan Pomeroy, Tyler Grant.

Grade 12, high honors: Ashton Ade, Bao Ngoc Gia Bach, Gage Beaudry, Huyen Khai Khloe Bui, Noah Cavanagh, Kristalyn Defries, Olivia Gage, Hilary Howard, Niksa Jasovic, Ella Rose Kazmierczak, Aleksander Krause, Ming Fou Lao, Richard Liu, Kemsley Marsters, Laney McGary, Kailey McLaughlin, Jose Mieres Legido, Danea Obratov, Samantha Ossenfort, Aubry Paradis, Zachary Peirce, Anh Phuong Pham, Wyatt Rayfield, Olivia Richardson, Dominick Scuderi, Owen Sherman, Jackson Smith, Aleksa Sviloskos, Ngoc Thi Bich Tang, Marcus Vargas Kononenko, Paige Weidman, Ateon Whitney; honors: Pau Argilaga Aubalat, Jackson Caruso, Marceli Cerek, Eliza Chambers, Cassandra Crockett, Jackson Day, Hieu Do, Blayz Fillmore, Devin Henderson, Jacob Johnson, Conner Johnston, Loc Nguyen Max Mai, Duong Dragon Nguyen, Elyse Nutter, Vitalii Oplachko, Taylor Pahlavan, Amara Perfect, Lauren Preble, Dominic Redmond, Gabriel Saunders, Allison Smith, Aaliyah Souza, Izetta Story, Logan Walton, Peyton Wellman, Elinal White-Charette, Kaiden Whitten.

Organizers of the Piscataquis Radar Runs have canceled the snowmobile races scheduled for March 2 in Dover-Foxcroft because of a lack of snow and warm weather in the forecast.

GREENVILLE — Fundraising and grant opportunities are vital to equipping fire departments across Maine and the nation, and the Greenville Fire Department is no exception as the entity protects both the town and surrounding region.

As a financial institution committed to boosting the vibrancy of the communities they serve, Acadia Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce the application period for their scholarship program has officially opened.

UScellular is continuing to foster healthy relationships with technology by encouraging Maine residents to participate in Global Day of Unplugging on Friday, March 1.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine is uniquely situated for a front-row seat to a rare astronomical phenomenon.