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

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Penobscot County will set aside nearly $1 million next year to cover the cost of sending inmates to other jails when there’s no space for them at the chronically overcrowded jail in Bangor.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Archery hunters in Maine should be aware of a new law that took effect Monday that changes some of the dynamics for hunting with a bow and arrow.

DEXTER — The former Reddy Health Center building that once had been Plummer Memorial Hospital will be sold from the town to Frank Spizuoco Commercial LLC following the Dexter Town Council’s acceptance of a $50,000 bid for the 51 High Street property during its Oct.

DEXTER — Bunnies are booming at Dexter Regional High School.

Sharon Littlefield stepped in as a custodian last week, opening milk cartons and peeling plastic from cheese sticks for pre-K and kindergarten students at Manson Park School in Pittsfield.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff The Penobscot County Jail is closed to all but the most violent new arrestees due to a COVID-19 outbreak among inmates and staff.

October is Domestic Violence Advocacy Month.

The multi state fair, known as the Big E, is an annual event that draws 4-H members from across the Northeast.

AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration announced a call for proposals for conservation and recreation projects through the Lands for Maine’s Future Program.

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff Before many were replaced by English or French names, most places in what is now Maine had already been named by the original inhabitants of the land: the Wabanaki, or the People of the Dawn, who include today’s Penobscot Nation, Passamaquoddy Tribe, Houlton Band of Maliseets and the Aroostook Band of Micmacs, or Mi’kmaq.

DEXTER — Masks are required in SAD 46 schools as Penobscot County is in the red, the most severe of the four designations under the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s community transmission color code system.

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By Rosemary Lausier, Bangor Daily News Staff The nomination of an assistant U.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Nearly two dozen staff and inmates at the Penobscot County Jail have tested positive for COVID-19, Sheriff Troy Morton said Tuesday.

DEXTER — Are you tired of unwanted litters and the overpopulation of cats in your neighborhoods? Not sure what to do or need to get your cat fixed but not sure you can afford it?  Spirits Place can help.

The fifth annual 5K Walk/Run to “Wake the Silence” to support The JD Foundation will be held virtually on Saturday, Oct.

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff Before a flock of sheep was stolen from — and then returned to —  a central Maine farm recently, Kathryn Piper never would have given the parked van a second thought.