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By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff While it’s still a week and half from the holiday, there is a moderate chance that Maine could get snow for Christmas this year.

Grade 12, honors: Brooke Turner, Ocean Turner, Gabriella Ur.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Without much rain in the last few weeks, Maine is slowly drying up.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s crime rate dropped in 2023 for the second year in a row.

Grade 12, high honors: Abel Gunn, Abigail Davis, Adelie Chaullier, Brenan Grant, Kalea Gahagan, Lily Coons, Lucas Chai, Lydia Gauvin, McKenzie McMahon, Naima Ali, Rylee Heal, Samantha Lane, Sara Giovanardi, Skyler Brennan, Taylor Small, Tristan Goodwin, Vegas Carey; honors: Brayden Hobbs, Bryce Masterson, Caiden Fowles, Gavin Chase, Haylee Newman, James Chenkin, Kayla Hatt, Mackenzie Fernald, Nikolai Galipeau, Ryan Feero, Savannah Spencer, Whitnee Stone, Wyatt Ladd.

By Kim Brawn You never know what someone is going through so be kind.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine is finalizing the next phase of its ambitious plans for energy storage, a renewable avenue that is becoming more important amid President-elect Donald Trump being poised to stall clean energy projects.

Grade 12, highest honors: Lucy Alexander, Keira Bennett, Addyson Brown, Lillian Cooley, Cole Doherty, Chase Farnsworth, Amelia Greaves, Megan Hreben, Willis Rienhardts; high honors: Sunny Bache, Jason Bowden, Abigail Bradley, Jennifer Bradley, Thomas Burgess, McKenzie Clay, Abilene Corson, Teegan Day, Ethan Doherty, Kelsey Doore, Alyvia Dorman, Kayleigh Dunton, Avery Fogler, Gabrielle Judkins, Emily Manter, Angel Moore, Brianna Vafiades; honors: Harley Ahern, Holly Burdick, Alice Childers, Carley Coffman, Seth Craig, Jayden Dami, Brooklyn Dow, Preslee Dow, Andrea Gilman, Tyler Gould, Olivia Higgins, Kenzie Kimball, Kaylynn Loggans, Carolyn Lufkin, Kayden Miller, Zachary Mooers, Fannie Patel, Trevor Picariello, Sabrina Pike, Elizabeth Roberts, Zaiden Williams.

While many people will receive legitimate emails and messages from delivery companies and businesses this holiday shopping season, sometimes it’s hard to distinguish between real and fake solicitations.

Grade 12, high honors: Selma Aqbarawi, Samantha Brunner, Gabriel Carey, Shayli Cirulli, Noa Clarke, Heidi Clawson, Hailey Coelho, Carter Coy, James Estes, Evalyn Fisk, Justice Gerrish, Jackson Goodine, Emily Greenlaw, Ngoc Dang Khoa Huynh, Runner Jarrett, Joshua Knapp, Eli Lane, Brianna Lawrence, Khang Duy Vinh Nguyen, Kael Niland, Chloe O’Donnell, Nghi Quang Pham, Cameron Pratt, Jason Rhoda, Tyler Sandberg, Lea Schnetzer, Riley Skakle, Mina Son, Hayden Strout, Tuyen Thi Kim Tran, Grace Vaillancourt, Mai Phuong Thao Vo; honors: Ingrid Berling, Shane Birungi, Allison Conner, Hung Kiet Dang, Ashton Day, Madison Gaylord, Caitlyn Pluto Goodine, Zoe Havaas, Khoa Nhat Anh Ho, Ashton Hoad, Nina Huber, Shaelyn Jankunas, Graisen Kelley, Madyson Kimball, Ethan Kreider, Calvin Landry, Huy Gia Le, Alexandrea Lyford, Kennedi Martell, Korbyn McCormick, Jack Murray, Jisoo Nam, Le Quang Vinh Nguyen, Ngan Thao Nguyen, Ngoc Thanh Thao Nguyen, Kierstyn Nuite, An Gia Pham, Elizabeth Richards, Sila Topolski, Ngoc The Bao Tran, Gia Minh Truong, Alexis Williams.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — GFWC/Miosac Club members met at the beautifully decorated home of Rheba Michaud for the Christmas party.

Grade 12, highest honors: Jonathan MacNeil, Timothy MacNeil, David Tuttle; high honors: Abigail Burgess, Khloe Kimball, Gabriella Koscielny, Sevren Lenihan, Aurora Page; honors: Gavyn Gilbert, Alaska Maloon.

MILO — Last month Milo and Brownville officials each voted in favor of merging the two neighboring communities’ recreation departments into a new Penquis Recreation Program.

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

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AUGUSTA — On Dec.

By Nicole Ogrysko, Bangor Daily News Staff State regulators are planning to gradually roll out new rules for short-term rentals in Maine’s unorganized territories.