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Observer file photo/Stuart Hedstrom FILLING THE BARN — Items donated to the Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis 75th annual Summer Auction stored prior to the 2025 event at the Piscataquis Valley Fairgrounds. The club has decided to bring the auction to a close.

Observer file photo/Stuart Hedstrom FILLING THE BARN — Items donated to the Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis 75th annual Summer Auction stored prior to the 2025 event at the Piscataquis Valley Fairgrounds. The club has decided to bring the auction to a close.

Kiwanis Club of Dover-Foxcroft wraps up 75 years of summer auctions

DOVER-FOXCROFT — After 75 straight years, the Kiwanis Club of Dover-Foxcroft has decided to bring its annual summer auction to a close. Club members say the decision comes with mixed feelings including gratitude for the years of success, sadness for the end of this event and excitement for what comes next.

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Maine’s home sales slumped in February

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine saw its home sales slump in February.

Maine lawmakers approve emergency funding for public defender system

By Kevin Miller, Maine Public State lawmakers gave final approval March 18 to a bill that provides $13 million in emergency funding to Maine’s public defender system.

Maine’s courts push for more cybersecurity as all records move online

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s court system wants to hire its first full-time cybersecurity person, years after records started becoming available online.

Pine Tree Hospice celebrates 30th Annual Variety Show at Center Theatre

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Get ready to clap your hands and tap your feet at the 30th Pine Tree Hospice Variety Show, scheduled to take the stage at the Center Theatre at 1 p.

3 Penobscot County officials will run unopposed amid $7M budget crisis

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff There will be no contested elections for Penobscot County positions in the upcoming primary election.

Milo Garden Club news

MILO — Would you stick your arm in a swarm of bees? Rufus Cox, guest speaker at the Milo Garden Club March meeting, said he would and he sure did.

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Maine referendum to ban trans athletes from girls sports teams qualifies for ballot

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff A referendum to ban transgender athletes from girls sports teams has qualified for Maine’s November ballot. Organizers submitted more than 71,000 valid signatures, exceeding the qualifying threshold of 67,682, the Maine secretary of state’s office said Tuesday.

Community Fitness hosts Superhero Fitness Party to fight hunger

GUILFORD — Community Fitness is calling all heroes to action! On Saturday, April 4 at 2 p.

Here are Maine’s 2026 moose permit numbers by hunting zone

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has set the number of moose permits for each wildlife management district for the 2026 hunt.

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The voter fraud fraud

Steps and halves

By Nancy Battick Many genealogists deal with steps and halves in their family trees.

Hooking youngsters on fishing

This St. Patrick’s Day, personal finances require more than luck

By Jim Lemieux This St.

Limiting what Maine hospitals can charge offers relief from rising health care costs

What’s happening to Maine’s deer wintering areas — and why it matters

By David Irving A recent Bangor Daily News Outdoors column about feeding deer in winter generated a lot of discussion among readers.

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UMaine Extension to host gardening webinar on maximizing yields

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will begin its Spring Gardening Webinar Series: Building Food Security in Maine with “Big Yields on Small Plots: Maximizing Your Garden’s Footprint” from 6-7:15 p.

Calendar of events

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

UNE and Tufts medical students learn firsthand the challenges, rewards of rural health care

DOVER-FOXCROFT — University of New England medical student Patrick Fitzhugh (D.

The Mallet Brothers Band making a stop in Bangor on Northeast tour

BANGOR — The popular Americana rock band The Mallet Brothers Band will be making a tour stop at Husson University’s Gracie Theatre on Saturday, March 21.

Workshop on gardening in small spaces

DOVER-FOXCROFT — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting a workshop on getting the most from small garden spaces from 10:30 a.

Finding Our Voices is preventing domestic abuse with statewide school tour

Teens are learning what is love and what is not love through an impactful Finding Our Voices program visiting 16 middle schools and high schools across six Maine counties through April.