By WGME PORTLAND — A new Miss Maine USA has officially been crowned, and the winner wasn’t either of the two contestants who were getting the most attention.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff DEXTER — Dexter voters will decide on June 10 whether two Maine School Administrative District 46 school board members should be removed.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine won’t have to worry about the possibility of splitting into two area codes for at least 20 years.

By Wendy Watkins, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR — More than 800 students graduated from Husson University on Saturday, May 10, including 560 undergraduates.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High SchoolSTUDENTS OF THE MONTH — Dexter Regional High School is pleased to announce the April Students of the Month as selected by the faculty and staff for being exemplary students.

Photo courtesy of Maine Highlands Federal Credit UnionFOOD DONATIONS — Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union held its annual meeting on April 21 at the Ridge View Community School in Dexter.

DEXTER — The SAD 46 School Board approved a proposed $16,653,368 budget for the 2025-26 academic year during a meeting at the Ridge View Community School on May 7.

By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff Rumors of a super-wealthy landowner are circulating after a newcomer closed a prime piece of hiking land along Moosehead Lake and began building a large waterfront home.

This May Northern Light Health joins the national movement to raise awareness about mental health and promote mental and emotional wellness during Mental Health Awareness Month.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff U.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Alton Wilson of Fryeburg goes fishing on Moosehead during the first week in May every year with his brother Delly Wilson Sr.

District budget meeting set for May 27 DOVER-FOXCROFT — The RSU 68 Board of Directors approved a proposed $14,995,969 budget for the 2025-26 academic year during a meeting Tuesday evening at the SeDoMoCha School.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On May 6 Foxcroft Academy held a special ceremony to announce the outstanding scholars of the Class of 2025 at its annual Rose Award ceremony.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The committee working on the project to improve the Piscataquis County emergency radio system is getting ready to finalize the request for proposals, County Manager Mike Williams told the county commissioners during a meeting on Tuesday morning.

By Bill Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Former Gov.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High SchoolPROM ROYALTY — The Dexter Regional High School prom was held on Saturday, May 3 at Sunset Meadows in Corinna.

By Jan DeBlieu, The Maine Monitor Steve Tatko squatted next to the cut end of a red spruce trunk lying in a stack with other felled trees.

By Emily Bader, The Maine Monitor The counties and municipalities that receive a direct share of the settlement funds from opioid manufacturers, distributors and retailers have spent less than half of the money paid out so far, a Maine Monitor survey found.