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Observer file photo/Stuart Hedstrom DEXTER REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL — SAD 46, SAD 4 and TCTC have submitted an application to the state seeking funding for a fully integrated grade 9-16 comprehensive high school which would combine traditional academics, career and technical education and college courses.

Observer file photo/Stuart Hedstrom DEXTER REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL — SAD 46, SAD 4 and TCTC have submitted an application to the state seeking funding for a fully integrated grade 9-16 comprehensive high school which would combine traditional academics, career and technical education and college courses.

Local application submitted for regional comprehensive high school

November 21, 2025

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. The first application in a two-part process for a new facility was turned in last month, the superintendent of Dexter-based SAD 46 Kevin Jordan said.

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‘Fifty Seasons’ documentary highlights Maine black bear research

By Wendy Watkins, Bangor Daily News Staff A new documentary detailing 50 years of black bear research in Maine was released Nov.

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.

Inmate at Mountain View Correctional Facility dies at 67

By Wendy Watkins, Bangor Daily News Staff CHARLESTON — An inmate at Mountain View Correctional Facility died shortly before 10 p.

Greenville code enforcement officer to depart

GREENVILLE — Greenville Code Enforcement Officer Ron Sarol will be leaving the position early next month.

Greenville looks to revise land use ordinance with motorsports definition

GREENVILLE — The Greenville Planning Board is looking to finalize a proposed revision to the town’s land use ordinance by including a new definition pertaining to motorsports businesses.

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.

Sports BrowseSports

Observer file photo/Stuart Hedstrom ALL-STATE — Foxcroft Academy senior Jaiyde True gets to the ball ahead of Spruce Mountain sophomore Alaina Kachnovich during the Class C championship in Lewiston. True is one of four players from the area named to the Maine Field Hockey Association All-State team.

Observer file photo/Stuart Hedstrom ALL-STATE — Foxcroft Academy senior Jaiyde True gets to the ball ahead of Spruce Mountain sophomore Alaina Kachnovich during the Class C championship in Lewiston. True is one of four players from the area named to the Maine Field Hockey Association All-State team.

Maine Field Hockey Association honors

November 21, 2025

A half dozen players from the region were honored by the Maine Field Hockey Association for the 2025 season. Among the 60-plus players from Classes A, B and C on the Maine Field Hockey Association All-State team are Foxcroft Academy senior Jaiyde True, junior Jenna Hartford and freshman Addie Rayfield and Piscataquis Community High School senior Molly Goodwin.

Dexter Regional High School receives $75,000 from T-Mobile Friday Night 5G Lights contest

DEXTER — Dexter Regional High School now has $75,000 to put toward upgrades to the football field thanks to T-Mobile.

All-Big 11 Football selections

Foxcroft Academy was well represented on the Big 11 Football Conference (Class C) 2025 All-Conference Team.

Opinion BrowseOpinion

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.

They thought their Maine moose hunt was doomed — then this happened

AARP Maine offers Family Caregiver Resource Guide

To the Editor; November is Maine Family Caregivers Month — a time to recognize the thousands of Mainers who provide unpaid care to loved ones.

4 lesser-known mountains in Maine you should hike

By Aislinn Sarnacki Because I’m such an avid hiker, people often ask me if I’ve run out of new trails to explore in my home state of Maine, and the answer is a resounding “no.

Living BrowseLiving

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.

Community support networks are growing in Maine. Here’s where to find help.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Although a deal has been reached to end the government shutdown that jeopardized SNAP benefits for thousands of Mainers, heating aid and other assistance programs are still feeling the impact of a lack of federal funding.

Calendar of events

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

A quaint wood and concrete yurt is for sale in rural Maine

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News StaffA yurt made of wood and concrete on nearly 40 acres is for sale in rural Maine.

Mainers can now renew Real ID online

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers can now renew their Real ID through an online portal.