SANGERVILLE — “The solution to burnout is pursuing your wildest dreams.

Chad Perkins of Dover-Foxcroft, who currently holds the House District 31 seat, has won the Republican primary for Senate District 4 following ranked-choice tabulations by the Maine Secretary of State’s Office in Augusta.

The Maine Warden Service responded to two separate fatal off road vehicle crashes this past weekend, one which involved a dirt bike and a side-by-side ATV.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy Director of External Affairs Toby Nelson ‘95 has been named director of athletics and alumni affairs, effective July 1, for the secondary school.

PORTLAND – The Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute, founded by former U.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Maine’s ranked-choice voting count to determine the nominees for key gubernatorial and 2nd Congressional District races will stretch into Thursday.

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County Commissioner David Marshall was elected June 17 as the group’s chair, beginning July 1.

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

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners approved a budget totaling a little more than $2.

The Republican primary for Senate District 4, which consists of all of Piscataquis County and a number of nearby Penobscot County towns, will proceed to ranked-choice voting tabulation after none of the four candidates met the 50% threshold.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High SchoolDEXTER HONOREES — At the Dexter Regional High School senior assembly, Students of the Year were awarded.

AUGUSTA – Gov.

Current Piscataquis County Commissioners Chair Paul T.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre and the Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce announced that approximately 9,000 people attended the 2026 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival at the Piscataquis Valley Fairgrounds on June 13.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Children 18 and under can eat free breakfast and lunch again this summer at two sites in Dover-Foxcroft through RSU 68.

FORT KENT – The University of Maine at Fort Kent celebrated the next generation of healthcare professionals during the 41st annual nurse pinning ceremony May 8 at the UMFK Sports Center.

MILO — SAD 41 is participating in the summer food service program.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff A Maine judge on Thursday upheld Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ decision to remove a conservative referendum that would ban transgender girls from competing on female scholastic sports teams from the November 2026 ballot.