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The Penquis Valley School in Milo

The Penquis Valley School in Milo

SAD 41 board approves AOS 43 Plan of Termination

December 23, 2024

LAGRANGE — In 2010, SAD 41, which represents Brownville, LaGrange, and Milo, and neighboring SAD 31 of the Howland area, formed Alternative Organizational Structure 43 to share central office services including a superintendent, business director, and technology director. During a special SAD 41 school board meeting held over Zoom on Dec.

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Greenville’s $25,000 remaining ARPA funds obligated for roads

GREENVILLE — The last $25,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds for the town of Greenville will be obligated for road maintenance and construction.

$14M to combat spruce budworm in Maine and New Hampshire forests secured by Collins in disaster relief bill

Early numbers from deer and bear seasons show near-record kills

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine had near-record bear and deer seasons and a successful moose hunt in 2024, according to biologists from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife who manage the state’s big game animals.

‘Miracle on 34th St.’ brings holiday cheer

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Opening night of The Center Theatre and the Slightly Off-Center Players production of “Miracle on 34th St.

$4.3M federal grant to help Maine’s oldest forests store more carbon

Marking a transformative investment in northern New England’s forests, the U.

Police seize nearly 1,500 marijuana plants at illegal Maine grow house

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Police have busted another illegal marijuana grow house in Cornville.

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Piscataquis Community High School in Gullford

Piscataquis Community High School in Gullford

PCHS’ Goulette has top shot put throw

December 22, 2024

ORONO — Piscataquis Community High School junior Ava Goulette came in first in the shot put at a Penobscot Valley Conference/Eastern Maine Indoor Track League meet on Saturday, Dec. 21 at the University of Maine’s New Balance Field House.

FA’s Donahue wins long and triple jump

ORONO —- Foxcroft Academy junior Conner Donahue earned top honors in both the long jump and the triple jump at a Penobscot Valley Conference/Eastern Maine Indoor Track League meet on Friday, Dec.

Dover-Foxcroft man gets 8-point buck

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Doug Kane II, 23, of Dover-Foxcroft has been hunting since he was 10 years old.

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Your genealogical will

By Nancy Battick My husband of 49 years recently died.

Millinocket marathon is a special kind of madness, and I’m hooked

By Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News Staff My running cleats bite into the slippery surface of packed snow and ice.

The Best Week of the Year

We’re running out of time to shut down Dakota Access Pipeline

To the Editor; With just one month left before Donald Trump returns to the White House, we are running out of time to lock in protections for our climate and communities.

A simple act of kindness for someone who is lonely

To the Editor; In Maine, approximately 135,000 people 50 and older live alone and are at higher risk of social isolation and loneliness.

Anger at insurance companies is misplaced

By Matthew Gagnon I will admit that it takes a lot to shock me, and I don’t expect much out of social media.

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David Mallett’s children remember their late Maine songwriter father as ‘fierce’

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff The children of the legendary Maine singer-songwriter David Mallett recalled their father as a man fiercely devoted to the things he loved: his music, his family, and his home state of Maine.

Legendary Maine singer-songwriter David Mallett has died

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff David Mallett, a Maine singer-songwriter whose thoughtful, melodic songs were recorded by countless folk and Americana artists, has died at age 73.

Community seeks to buy Big Moose Ski Resort as two local nonprofits partner to raise $5.95M

GREENVILLE – Friends of the Mountain and the Moosehead Lake Region Economic Development Corporation are partnering to raise $5.

Penobscot County Commissioner Baldacci is EMDC’s Community Partner of the Year

Eastern Maine Development Corporation recognized Commissioner Peter Baldacci as the 2024 Community Partner of the Year for his decades of service and commitment to Penobscot County.

Now is the time to cut out browntail moth webs

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff December through March is prime time to start clipping the webs of browntail moths, the pesky creatures that shed poison hairs as caterpillars and cause painful rashes for people.

Brownfields and marketing are PCEDC priorities

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Economic Development Council had a busy year with many programs, Executive Director Angie Arno told attendees of the organization’s annual meeting on the evening of Dec.