PORTLAND – The Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute, founded by former U.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Maine’s ranked-choice voting count to determine the nominees for key gubernatorial and 2nd Congressional District races will stretch into Thursday.

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County Commissioner David Marshall was elected June 17 as the group’s chair, beginning July 1.

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

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners approved a budget totaling a little more than $2.

MILO — The Milo Fire Department may have found a replacement pumper truck in suburban Nashville, Tennessee.

The Republican primary for Senate District 4, which consists of all of Piscataquis County and a number of nearby Penobscot County towns, will proceed to ranked-choice voting tabulation after none of the four candidates met the 50% threshold.

DEXTER — Dexter town officials are working to finalize the 2026-27 municipal budget.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High SchoolDEXTER HONOREES — At the Dexter Regional High School senior assembly, Students of the Year were awarded.

AUGUSTA – Gov.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Center Theatre is excited to announce upcoming auditions for “Junior High”, a new youth musical written and directed by local student Aurora Youngblood.

Current Piscataquis County Commissioners Chair Paul T.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre and the Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce announced that approximately 9,000 people attended the 2026 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival at the Piscataquis Valley Fairgrounds on June 13.

GREENVILLE — Come one, come all to the grand reopening celebration of the Red Cross Beach at 1 p.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Children 18 and under can eat free breakfast and lunch again this summer at two sites in Dover-Foxcroft through RSU 68.

FORT KENT – The University of Maine at Fort Kent celebrated the next generation of healthcare professionals during the 41st annual nurse pinning ceremony May 8 at the UMFK Sports Center.

MILO — SAD 41 is participating in the summer food service program.

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff A Maine judge on Thursday upheld Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ decision to remove a conservative referendum that would ban transgender girls from competing on female scholastic sports teams from the November 2026 ballot.