Piscataquis Observer

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Bangor Daily News photo/Larry Mahoney HEIGHT ADVANTAGE -- The Husson University women's basketball team features a formidable front line made up of eastern Maine standouts. From left are senior Sami Ireland of Howland, freshman Bailey Donovan of Hampden and junior Megan Peach of Garland.

Bangor Daily News photo/Larry Mahoney HEIGHT ADVANTAGE -- The Husson University women's basketball team features a formidable front line made up of eastern Maine standouts. From left are senior Sami Ireland of Howland, freshman Bailey Donovan of Hampden and junior Megan Peach of Garland.

Peach is a part of tallest Husson women’s basketball team ever

December 4, 2019

Husson University women’s basketball coach Kissy Walker said that in 29 seasons at the school she has never had a team with as much height as this one. And there is plenty of talent to go with that height. The Eagles feature two veteran 6-footers in senior Sami Ireland and junior Megan Peach of Garland, both of whom earned All-North Atlantic Conference second-team honors last season. They are joined by 6-foot-3 freshman Bailey Donovan, who already has twice been named the NAC Rookie of the Week, and 6-foot freshman Eri Lawrence, who has a lot of upside.

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Miracle Tree event Saturday and Sunday

The SeDoMoCha Builders Club will host the Miracle Tree event this weekend at The Commons at Central Hall, 152 East Main Street, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec 7 and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8.

Winstead steps down as PCEDC executive director

The executive committee of the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council (PCEDC) is saddened to announce the resignation of Executive Director Christopher Winstead. On Dec. 4 Winstead notified the board of the PCEDC that he has accepted a position with Eastern Maine Community College. Winstead joined PCEDC in 2015, and served as executive director.

U.S. Sen. Collins announces funding for housing organizations

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, chairman of the Housing Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that Western Maine Community Action and Penquis will receive a combined total of $130,814 to support efforts to develop and preserve affordable housing and supportive services for persons with disabilities in Franklin, Penobscot, Piscataquis and Knox counties.

Gov. Mills nominates Stitham for reappointment to bench

The Hon. Kevin Stitham of Dover-Foxcroft has been nominated for reappointment to the Maine District Court for his fourth term. The Hon. Stitham was first sworn in on Sept. 2, 1998 and previously practiced law in Piscataquis County for over 20 years.

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Format changes improve Maine high school football, but more work is needed

AnalysisDecember 4, 2019

The 2019 high school football season ended with teams from southern Maine dominating postseason play. While the South swept this year’s state finals, it was a better year statewide than others of recent vintage thanks to tiered scheduling and the implementation of an eight-player division.

Harlem Wizards coming to Dexter

The Harlem Wizards will be coming to Dexter Regional High School for a game at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14 in the gymnasium. This is going to be a fun and entertaining evening of basketball tricks and jokes alike, and it would make for a great family night out. The Wizards will be playing against some favorite high school and Ridge View Community School staff and coaches.

Outdoors in Maine4 days ago

Gift ideas for sportsmen and sportswomen

Sportsmen love their toys. Of course, they prefer to consider these toys as indispensable tools for the outdoors. Sometimes the best gift one can give to an outdoorsman or woman is a tool or device that he or she might not either think to buy for themselves or feel comfortable buying.

Fall high school all-stars

Cassidy Marsh of the Class C champion Foxcroft Academy field hockey team has been chosen as the 2019 Penobscot Valley Conference (PVC) Player of the Year. Pony head coach Stephanie Smith was named Coach of the Year.

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Family Discoverer20 hours ago

Finding your Scots-Irish ties

Many genealogists in Maine have Scottish and/or Irish ancestors in their family trees.

Column23 hours ago

Beware of more new taxes when the Legislature returns to Augusta

Lawmakers want your money, and they never stop wanting your money. At any given opportunity, they will dream up new ways of identifying it, taking it from you, and then using it. When they can't get it, they just take it from you anyway by spending money they don't have and covering it with debt.

Column2 days ago

Health care gives Democrats advantage heading into 2020

Off-year elections -- even high profile contests -- aren’t always reliable predictors of things to come. But election results in Kentucky, Louisiana and Virginia confirm a lesson that we learned in Maine in 2017: The No. 1 issue in the mind of voters is health care.

Letter6 days ago

The 1950s weren’t so great

V. Paul Reynold’s column on the joy of the 1950s is typical of what can happen to someone who doesn’t appreciate they are probably alive today because of so many good things we take for granted today but didn’t even imagine in the ‘50s.

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Moosehead Community Choir Sounds of the Season concerts

The Moosehead Community Choir, directed by George Wiese, will perform its Sounds of the Season concert at three locations Dec. 13-15. Performances are at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13 at the Union Church in Greenville, 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14 at the Guilford United Methodist Church and 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Greenville. Admission is by donation.

Calendar of events

Upcoming events around the region.

Dexter Regional High School October Students of the Month

Dexter Regional High School is proud to announce that the following pupils have been selected by the faculty as "Students of the Month" for October -- grade 9: Emma Alexander; grade 10: Caitlyn Chabot; grade 11: Jylian Lupo; and grade 12: Logan Perkins.

Dexter Regional High School September Students of the Month

Dexter Regional High School is proud to announce that the following pupils have been selected by the faculty as "Students of the Month" for September -- grade 9: Payson Reinhardt; grade 10: Molly Bennett; grade 11: Lilah McCormack; and grade 12: Rachael Sickles.

Maine’s first-graders are getting more books thanks to new literacy program

For both Dan and Karen Cashman, childhood revolved around books. With mothers who were librarians, they were each exposed to reading at an early age. They devoured timeless favorites like Ramona Quimby and the Berenstain Bears as well as authors like Roald Dahl.

Daughters of American Revolution reaches one million members

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a women’s service organization whose members can trace their lineage to an individual who contributed to securing American independence during the Revolutionary War. More than one million total members have now joined the organization since its founding in 1890.