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Collins, King, Golden announce $304K for Dexter airport terminal building

WASHINGTON — U.

He found a dream buck in the Maine woods. There was just one catch.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Garrett Wilbur is an avid deer hunter and enjoys spending time in the woods near his home in Greenville.

MaineCF names new vice president

The Maine Community Foundation announces the promotion of Laura Lee to vice president of community impact.

SeDoMoCha School honors its foster grandparents

DOVER-FOXCROFT — During the April Students in the Spotlight celebration, SeDoMoCha School and the Penquis Foster Grandparent Program officials took the time to recognize the school’s three foster grandparents.

No time for regrets with Thompson Free Library

By Kim Brawn “Over time, people regret what they didn’t do more than what they did do,” writes Daniel Pink in his bestseller “The Power of Regret.

Maine sees regional high school as model despite failed attempts

Maine’s education commissioner sees a proposed regional high school serving districts in Piscataquis and Penobscot counties as a model for future education.

CMP launches redesign of website

AUGUSTA — Central Maine Power is pleased to announce a redesign of its website, www.

Stuck on the roof to support drama camps

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre for the Performing Arts is hosting the second annual “Dani on Deck Fundraiser.

Anglers fear train derailment has damaged one of Maine’s most pristine areas

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Rob Hannigan has been fishing at Brassua Lake his entire life.

Maine regulators tell railway to control erosion near crash site

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine regulators said the railway company cleaning up the site of a train derailment near Rockwood violated environmental law by causing soil and rocks to slide into nearby waterways.

Historical photos prove that baseball springs eternal in Maine

Longtime guide, operator of Packard’s Camps receives Legendary Maine Guide Award

BREWER — Jerry Packard, a longtime guide in the Sebec Lake region and the fourth generation operator of Packard’s Camps, was recently presented with the Wiggie Robinson Legendary Maine Guide Award by Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Deputy Commissioner Tim Peabody at the Maine Professional Guides Association annual banquet in Brewer.

Penobscot County wants to hire a marketing firm to promote building a new jail

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County has given up on expanding its aging and perpetually overcrowded jail and is seeking a marketing firm to convince taxpayers to replace it with a new facility.

SAD 41 looking to add school resource officer

MILO — Even before the recent shootings in southern Maine, SAD 41 officials have discussed the possibility of adding a school resource officer for district schools.

Pine Tree Camp brings fully accessible summer day camp to Guilford

GUILFORD — Kids with disabilities in Piscataquis County can experience the freedom and fun of Pine Tree Camp this summer right in their own backyard.

Locomotives leaking diesel after Maine crash to be dismantled this week

By Lori Valigra The three locomotives involved in the recent freight train derailment near Rockwood are slated to be dismantled for removal from the site this week, Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection said Wednesday.

Dover-Foxcroft officials hoping to receive federal funds for Monument Square project

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A step was taken toward funding for a project to improve and redevelop vehicle and pedestrian traffic around Monument Square.

Center Theatre to host free estate planning workshop

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre for the Performing Arts, in collaboration with Hayes Law Office, is excited to announce a free estate planning workshop at 3 p.

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