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Counting birds in Maine this winter will help track the effects of climate change

By Bob Duchesne The calendar says Dec.

Greenville Consolidated School first quarter honor roll

Grade 12, high honors: Skylar Larabee and Kiara Page; honors: Ashley Bussell, Eva Patrick, and Tracer St.

2021 Find the Shop Local Tree contest winner

Observer photo/Keri Foster FIND THE SHOP LOCAL TREE WINNER – Sue Killam, left, of Blanchard is the grand prize winner of the Piscataquis Observer’s annual Find the Shop Local Tree contest.

U.S. Sen. Collins announces funding for Dexter and Greenville airports

27 more Mainers have died and another 1,286 coronavirus cases reported across the state

This story will be updated.

Guilford’s SAD 4 and regional high school partners to request CSD governance structure

GUILFORD — Superintendents from three districts seeking to build a regional high school are pursuing a community school district form of governance.

Dover-Foxcroft Select Board gives OK to demolish Lincoln Street property

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Select Board authorized the demolition and removal of structures on the property at 72 Lincoln St.

RSU 68 central office project to get underway

DOVER-FOXCROFT – A week after residents of the four RSU 68 communities approved a referendum on Dec.

Ridge View Community School first trimester honor roll

Grade eight, high honors – habits of work: Ethan Addington, Jon Andrescu, Shealyn Bagley, Cassidy Drew, Nathan Galligan, Trenton Hanscom, Ryan Hocking, Paige Jandreau, Taylor Michaud, Damiair Miller, Chloe Murdock, Annabelle Peakes, Casey Swenson, and Bailey Turcotte; honors – habits of work: Caleb Pelkey, Kallie Stone, and Lexi Wintle; high honors – academic: Jon Andrescu, Shealyn Bagley, Ryan Hocking, Chloe Murdock, and Casey Swenson; honors – academic: Caleb Pelkey and Baylee Turcotte.

EMDC announces annual award recipients

BANGOR – At Eastern Maine Development Corporation ’s annual board meeting, EMDC announced its 2021 awards recipients.

Dementia training for caregivers

By Kristen Sutherland, Pine Tree Hospice Executive Director Giving care to someone with dementia is a complex and highly demanding labor of love.

Penquis Valley Middle School term 1 honor roll

Grade eight, high honors: Julian Gauvin and Connor Smith; honors: Liam Atkinson, Sean Chenkins, Michael Coburn, Brooklyn Decker, Amara Driscoll, Aidan Murano, Wyatt Romero, Byron Severance, Joshua Stineford, and Gage Yenchochic.

Center Theatre limits attendance for Christmas production

DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Center Theatre announced that due to the surge in COVID cases in the community they are reducing the seating capacity for each performance of their Christmas production.

9 more Mainers have died and another 1,383 coronavirus cases reported across the state since the weekend

This story will be updated.

Dexter Town Council mulls how to spend $196K in first round of ARPA funds

DEXTER — Dexter town councilors discussed ways to spend $195,706 in American Rescue Plan Act funds the town received this fall during a meeting last week.

Maine’s overlooked counties urged to think big after hitting the stimulus jackpot

By Josh Keefe, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County, Maine, and Stafford County, Virginia, are home to slightly more than 151,000 people.

Maine’s rural counties bear the brunt as record COVID surge pushes hospitals to the brink

By David Marino Jr.

SAD 41 holiday break will start a day early

MILO – SAD 41 students and staff will be starting the holiday vacation a day early later this month.

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