Students in grades 3-4 at Brownville Elementary School and grades 5-6 at Penquis Valley Middle School were recently recognized for their outstanding effort, aspirations and writing skills through the annual Maine College Circle Scholarship Program.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The GFWC Miosac Club recently celebrated its 90th birthday at the Mill.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A dream has come true for a Dover-Foxcroft couple, combining farming, physical fitness and mental wellbeing and their Christian faith.

Grade 12, high honors: Liam Atkinson, Sean Chenkin, Brooklyn Decker, Amara Driscoll, Kaitlynn McMahon, Travis Tougas; honors: Vegas Carey, Natalie Cummins, Zephania Gunn, Connor Jay, Hunter Kelley, Marcus Legere, Ethan Lewis, Caysie Moore, Aidan Murano, Wyatt Romero, Darreht Santos, Jayson Shoopman, Jareth Williams, Gage Yenchochic.

Grade 12, high honors: Elijah Denham; honors: Makayla Goodrich.

Grade eight, high honors: Jacquelyn Allman, Blake Baker, Cedar Deertrack, Sophie Dyer, Lilah French, Deaclan Gove, Kinsley Hall, Addison Herbest, Brayden Hodges, Charles Johnston, Jackson Mallory, Kaydiense Nelson, Ava Pullkinen, Audrina Rideout, Katelyn Snow; honors: Hashem Abed Elnoor, Aiya Ade, Bailey Ames, Claire Armstrong, Adam Boyles, Jaxson Chambers, Autumn Chase, Audrey Cleaves, Savannah Coffill, Dawson Crocker, Landon Cyr, Finn Driffill, Nina Espinosa, Brynn Gaudet, Jacob Haack, Nicholas Hall, Alice Hutchinson, Genevieve LePrevost, Parker Lizotte, Sariah Martin, William Maselli, Annie Moulton, Hana Murray, Evan Omoigiade, Kaleb Partridge, Avery Pomerleau, Madelynn Walker, Wade Worster, Aurora Youngblood.

DOVER-FOXCROFT— Piscataquis Regional Food Center is proud to announce it has been awarded funding from Maine Cancer Foundation to support “Nourish Piscataquis”, a new healthy eating and wellness initiative designed to improve access to nutritious foods and health education for rural residents experiencing food insecurity.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Friends of Community Fitness proudly hosted its annual grade 4 fishing event for students from Piscataquis Community Elementary School on May 19 at Kiwanis Park.

Grade 12, highest honors: Noah Benson, Chloe Murdock, Casey Swenson; high honors: Jon Andrescu, Jazmin Channon, Peyton Dodge, Cassidy Drew, Emily Giles, Paige Jandreau, Annabelle Keniston-Johndro, Kody Kimball, Damiair Miller, Annabelle Peakes, Caleb Pelkey, Alaena Pickel, Laney Scott, Kallie Stone, Abagail Trafton, Baylee Turcotte, Lexi Wintle; honors: Desiree Adams, Shealyn Bagley, Caleb Bowman, George Childers, Deaken Cousins, Gaberial Cupero, Raina Cyr, Trenton Hanscom, Ryan Hocking, Brady Jerome, Joshua Medeiros, Maddox Miller, Jacoby Pratt, Barahona Ramirez, Geneviee Rich, Isiah Robinson, Adriana Sibert, Alex Sutton, Sophie White.

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff MAXFIELD — A small Penobscot County town will not be disbanding in the coming years after residents voted down the town’s plan to deorganize.

DEXTER — Voters in the Dexter-area approved a proposed 2026-27 school budget of more than $16.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Maine Whoopie Pie Festival organizers recently presented their parking and traffic control plans for the June 13 event to the Town of Dover-Foxcroft protection committee and the select board.

By Jon Knepp, Thompson Free Library director DOVER-FOXCROFT — Thompson Free Library, located at 186 East Main St.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Voters in the Dover-Foxcroft-area school district approved a proposed 2026-27 near $15.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — One person is dead after a Tuesday, May 26 collision in Dover-Foxcroft.

Girl Scouts of Maine is proud to announce Avis Kennedy-Stirling of Greenville and Lyndsay Little of Houlton have made history as the first young women in the nation to receive college credit for earning their Girl Scout Gold Award.

Photo courtesy of Sanford GilesGARLAND OBSERVANCE — An estimated 25 people made up the rainy Memorial Day gathering in Garland, not counting those in vehicles, who came to show their respects for those who gave their lives for their country.

GUILFORD — Voters in the Guilford-area school district approved a proposed 2026-27 $9.