Piscataquis Observer

Photo courtesy of Herring Brothers Meats

Photo courtesy of Herring Brothers Meats

Herring Brothers named Piscataquis Chamber 2021 Business of the Year

September 24, 2021

The Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce this year’s recipient of the Business of the Year award, Herring Brothers Meats of Guilford. Annually, the Chamber reaches out to all communities within the county via social media, email campaigns and other media sources, asking for nominations for Business of the Year.

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Burgess is the Find the Whoopie Pie Contest grand prize winner

Observer photo/Keri Foster FIND THE WHOOPIE PIE CONTEST WINNER — Darlene Burgess of Dover-Foxcroft, center, is the Piscataquis Observer’s 2021 Find the Whoopie Pie Contest winner.

4 more Mainers have died and another 603 coronavirus cases reported across the state

This story will be updated.

Commission still at loggerheads over redrawing Maine Senate districts

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s bipartisan redistricting commission approved Maine House and congressional maps Friday morning but was not able to achieve consensus on Senate districts with just days until its deadline, raising the specter that the issue will end up in court.

Maine woman accused of calling in 2 bomb threats to get her boyfriend out of work

By Lynne Fort, Bangor Daily News Staff An Etna woman was arrested Thursday after being accused of calling in two separate bomb threats to Puritan Medical Products in Pittsfield.

SAD 4 receives $24,500 to shrink ‘digital divide’

Historic district created in downtown Dover-Foxcroft

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre announced that the downtown Dover-Foxcroft National Commercial Historic District had been officially recognized by the U.

Sports Browse Sports

Bangor Daily News file photo

Bangor Daily News file photo

More challenging fall wild turkey hunting season begins in Maine

September 25, 2021

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff The bang of shotguns is audible again throughout much of Maine. That’s because Monday, Sept.

Did you get your any-deer permit this year? Me, too

By John Holyoke Each year around this time, my hunting buddies and I light up our group text chain with optimistic thoughts about the upcoming deer season.

How the Appalachian Mountain Club created a 4-season destination in Maine

This first appeared in the October 2021 issue of Bangor Metro Magazine.

Opinion Browse Opinion

Redistricting should be done by a non-partisan commission

By Matthew Gagnon Maine’s Apportionment Commission has been on a deadline, and for a while things weren’t looking good.

We have failed as a community

To the Editor; It seems to me that instead of flattening the curve, we have simply flattened our concern over public health.

America is at its best when we build, and Maine has often set the pace.

Getting the moose out is hard work

Don’t step backward with voting rights

To the Editor; The new Texas voting law bans county officials from employing a number of previously used voting options.

Maine can expect “an excellent fall foliage season”

By BDN Editorial Board Just for the record, we’d like to point out that it is still technically summer.

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COVID-19 cases rising at Greenville school district, where masking is optional

By Valerie Royzman, Staff Writer GREENVILLE — Following a cluster of COVID-19 cases at Greenville Consolidated School this week, another four people tested positive on Wednesday, according to a parent letter posted on the district website.

Maine home sales in August decline for the second month in a row

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Sales of existing single-family homes in Maine were down almost 5 percent in August compared to the previous year, a sign that the hot real estate market may be leveling off, according to a state real estate group.

Calendar of events

Many of the events will likely not be happening as listed below due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Enjoy a unique Maine dish by making the ‘Wassookeag Special’, and share your own family recipes

By Sam Schipani, Bangor Daily News Staff If you are a Mainer with a family recipe that has been passed down for generations, here is the perfect opportunity to share it.

Second annual whoopie pie sale for Jimmy Mike’s birthday

SEBEC — Last year, the first ever Whoopie Pie Sale in Celebration of Jimmy Mike’s Birthday was held and raised over $1,400 for the Sebec Reading Room and the Ecumenical Food Cupboard in Milo (now Dyer’s Hope House).

U.S. Sen. Collins announces $375,000 for Pine Tree Legal Assistance