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🌱 See how Dover-Foxcroft voted on budgets, zoning, and the bridge bond

Dover-Foxcroft, Maine Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Dover-Foxcroft! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • See how Dover-Foxcroft voted on budgets, zoning, and the bridge bond
  • Dover-Foxcroft’s Chad Perkins surges ahead in crowded Senate primary

Also on today's calendar: Riff Johnson: Pat's Pizza Dover-Foxcroft, ME and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Cloudy and humid, with a high of 78 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 85, low: 58.
  • Sunday: Cloudy with a stray t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• June 9 referendum results (observer-me.com) — Dover-Foxcroft voters approved the 2026-27 town budget, several land use and zoning ordinances, and a $2.5 million bond to rehabilitate the Lincoln Street bridge, decisions that will shape local taxes, development, and infrastructure. Residents also chose members for the select board, RSU 68 school board, and Thompson Free Library committee, and backed the district’s school budget, helping set education funding for the coming year.
   

• State House elections: Recount in battle among young Maine Democrats, top Republican wins big (pressherald.com) — A key takeaway for local readers is that Rep. Chad Perkins of Dover-Foxcroft is leading a four-way Republican primary for a Maine Senate seat covering Piscataquis County and parts of Penobscot County. The broader article surveys several competitive legislative primaries statewide, including close Democratic contests and big Republican wins, setting the stage for November’s battle over control of the State House.
   

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  • First Atlantic Health Care posted a job opening for Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in Dexter. Apply here.
  • Wellpath posted a job opening for Unit Clerk in Charleston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dover-Foxcroft here.

🗞 Nearby News

Old Town

  • Matt Dunlap shares perspective on close congressional race (foxbangor.com)
  • Progress Report: Holding the Line at Juniper Ridge (clf.org)
  • KVAC Honors Top Softball Talents In 2026 All-Conference Teams (929theticket.com)

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  • UMaine Extension to host series of workshops on Innovative Dairy Techniques (foxbangor.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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