DEXTER — Thirteen members of the Piscataquis Region Retired Educators Association and one guest met at the FAMBily Restaurant in Dexter for their monthly meeting on May 28.

BANGOR — Dan Tremble has concluded his term as board chair but will continue as a valued board member of Eastern Maine Development Corporation.

By Elizabeth Walztoni Plant sale and swap season is in full swing, and this year there are some new considerations to keep in mind while shopping.

SEBEC — After several years of operating a food truck, Jason and Allison McCormick have a permanent business home at the Sebec Country Store and Mainely Pastures Diner.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Five students were presented with Horizon Scholarships by Tom Lizotte of the Board of Trustees at Foxcroft Academy on May 15.

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington celebrated the success and accomplishments of the members of the Class of 2024 with a gala commencement ceremony in Farmington.

DEXTER – A proposed 2024-25 SAD 46 budget totaling $16,532,495 was approved during the annual district meeting in the Alfond Gym at the Ridge View Community School on May 30.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — An 11-year-old girl was airlifted to a Bangor hospital on May 30 after an ATV crash.

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University congratulates the following students on being named to the winter 2024 president’s list — January to May –  for attaining a grade point average of 3.

MILO — After eating at McLaughlin’s Family Restaurant, Tom Harrigan, namesake of the Harrigan Learning Center and Museum located just up Park Street, stumbled upon a Native American artifact in the parking lot between the building and his vehicle.

Photos courtesy of Friends of Community Fitness FISHING TRIP — Piscataquis Community Elementary School fourth-graders had the opportunity to go on a fishing trip to Kiwanis Park in Dover-Foxcroft on May 23.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Voters attending the annual RSU 68 district budget meeting on Tuesday, May 28 at the SeDoMoCha School approved a proposed 2024-25 budget totaling $14,238,768.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Shawn Jacobs of Belfast and his buddy Dustin Nadeau of Searsport fish Moosehead Lake just a couple times a season.

By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff It used to be easy to find a camp in rural Maine.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A Maine company failed to help and retaliated against a Black and Hispanic employee who was subjected to a year of racist insults, a lawsuit filed last week said.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Center Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced a Whoopie Pie Skate Party at the Piscataquis County Ice Arena.

Photo courtesy of Emily Adams GARLAND OBSERVANCE — With the American flag in the background at half staff to commemorate Memorial Day, the veterans pictured were among the many who attended this year’s Memorial Day observance in Garland.

Northern Light Mayo and CA Dean Hospitals, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Piscataquis County, and Highland Area Gleaners announce seven free produce pop-up markets in Dover-Foxcroft, Milo, and Greenville.