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Photo courtesy of Sarah Ryan, NextHome Experience ON THE LAKE — This more than 8,100-square-foot house in Dover-Foxcroft is for sale for just under $2 million. The home is positioned on a small peninsula and has 450 feet of private frontage on Sebec Lake.

Photo courtesy of Sarah Ryan, NextHome Experience ON THE LAKE — This more than 8,100-square-foot house in Dover-Foxcroft is for sale for just under $2 million. The home is positioned on a small peninsula and has 450 feet of private frontage on Sebec Lake.

This $2M Sebec Lake house has a recording studio in the basement

November 26, 2025

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — When Kelly and Peter Dennis bought their more than 8,100-square-foot house on Sebec Lake in Dover-Foxcroft in 2021, they didn’t plan on owning the largest estate on the lake. At the time, the family was looking for a seasonal lakefront getaway, but the five-bedroom, four bathroom property was overgrown and needed some exterior updates.

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Investors sue Maine over commercial solar farm law

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Investors behind 111 solar energy farms in Maine filed a lawsuit on Nov.

Dover-Foxcroft select board approves Villages Project feasibility study

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Select Board accepted the Villages Project Main Street Feasibility Study during a Nov.

Maine credit unions surpass October fundraising goal to fight food insecurity

WESTBROOK — October marked the return of Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger’s annual $100,000 Ending Hunger Challenge.

Milo Garden Club news

MILO — Milo Garden Club members and guests outdid their bidding at the Nov.

FA Key Club Festival of Stockings

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Foxcroft Academy Key Club is hosting its 5th Annual Festival of Stockings on Saturday, Dec.

Valley Grange gifts dictionaries to area third graders

A longstanding tradition in the region’s schools continued earlier this month as the Valley Grange of Guilford provided all area third graders with a dictionary through the Dictionary Project and the Grange’s Words for Thirds program.

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Contributed photo ‘FIFTY SEASONS’ — A bear cub is seen in the documentary “Fifty Seasons”, which follows Maine wildlife biologists as they conduct one of the nation’s longest-running black bear studies. The video is now on YouTube.

Contributed photo ‘FIFTY SEASONS’ — A bear cub is seen in the documentary “Fifty Seasons”, which follows Maine wildlife biologists as they conduct one of the nation’s longest-running black bear studies. The video is now on YouTube.

‘Fifty Seasons’ documentary highlights Maine black bear research

November 23, 2025

By Wendy Watkins, Bangor Daily News Staff A new documentary detailing 50 years of black bear research in Maine was released Nov. 22 on YouTube by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

Aroostook eighth graders will explore the Allagash starting next year

By Chris Bouchard, The County Staff ALLAGASH — Thanks to a new program, nearly a hundred St.

Maine Field Hockey Association honors

A half dozen players from the region were honored by the Maine Field Hockey Association for the 2025 season.

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Supporting our veterans beyond the uniform

To the Editor; As we honored our veterans this November, it’s important to recognize that their service doesn’t end when they return home.

Maine should remain wary of private equity takeovers of hospitals

By Geoffrey Gratwick, MD Maine’s health care system is in a death spiral.

Southeast Piscataquis Regional Democrats collect for Dyer’s Hope House

Contributed photoFOOD PANTRY DONATIONS — The Southeast Piscataquis Regional Democrats want to thank the management of Tradewinds Market in Milo and their customers for allowing us to spend four hours outside on a cold Nov.

There really were poor farms

By Nancy Battick Poor farms or town farms were rural New England’s way of caring for indigent people before today’s welfare and Social Security were created.

Don’t undermine the engine of our local economy

To the Editor;Community response to the county budget advisory committee’s recommendation to cut all programmatic grants (except for hospice) and to the commissioner’s subsequent proposed changes to the recommended budget announced at the start of the meeting on Tuesday, Nov.

Federal drug pricing program needs reform

To the Editor; Maine’s hospitals, community health centers, and rural clinics depend on the 340B Drug Pricing Program to help deliver care to patients who might otherwise go without.

Living BrowseLiving

Dover Low Vision Group meets Dec. 5

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover Low Vision group will be meeting at the Central Hall Commons, 152 East Main St.

Calendar of events

Recurring Events Mondays DEXTER: The Abbott Museum is open 10 a.

UMaine Extension to offer farm succession planning online or in-person

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer “Set Your Farm’s Future on the Right Path”, a six-month farm succession planning group, on the second Monday of each month from Dec.

Flower farming featured at UMaine Extension’s next commercial horticulture webinar

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a webinar on starting and managing a successful flower farming operation from 6–7:15 p.

Local application submitted for regional comprehensive high school

DEXTER — Two area school districts and the region’s career and technical education center have applied for state funding for a comprehensive high school that will combine traditional academics, career and technical education, and access to college courses.

Nearly half of Maine’s voters participated in off-year election

By Kevin Miller, Maine Public Nearly half of Maine’s registered voters participated in this year’s November election, which was much higher turnout than during the past two off-year elections.