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Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom LOOK, NO HANDS -- Youth whoopie pie eating contest entrants race to finish their treat the fastest during the 2017 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival on Saturday, June 24 in downtown Dover-Foxcroft. Hometown competitor Jack Kingsbury finished his plate the quickest to earn the title of youth whoopie pie eating champion. The ninth annual Maine Whoopie Pie Festival drew 7,000 to Dover-Foxcroft to celebrate Maine’s Official State Treat, with proceeds benefitting the Center Theatre.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom LOOK, NO HANDS -- Youth whoopie pie eating contest entrants race to finish their treat the fastest during the 2017 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival on Saturday, June 24 in downtown Dover-Foxcroft. Hometown competitor Jack Kingsbury finished his plate the quickest to earn the title of youth whoopie pie eating champion. The ninth annual Maine Whoopie Pie Festival drew 7,000 to Dover-Foxcroft to celebrate Maine’s Official State Treat, with proceeds benefitting the Center Theatre.

Over 7,000 attend 2017 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival

The Center Theatre announced that over 7,000 people attended the 2017 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival on Saturday, June 24. The ninth annual festival brought bakers from around the state together with artists, crafters and vendors to celebrate the Whoopie Pie, Maine's Official State Treat.

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Elliotsville Road getting prepped for July paving

DOVER-FOXCROFT -- After a change in contractors was made earlier in the month due to health reasons, prep and ditching work is being done to get a 1.8-mile stretch of the Elliottsville Road in the township of the same name ready for scheduled paving next month.

Augusta Report — Maine Forest Service concerned about holiday fire safety

The Maine Forest Service is cautioning towns and residents against using third-party, non-sanctioned online burn permit systems after at least two fires occurred this spring. The fires likely would not have resulted if the officially sanctioned state online burn permit system had been used instead of that of a third party.

Barber shares words of wisdom on work, welfare

Monday I was running errands, getting ready for a business trip to Hancock and Washington counties. I filled my car gas tank, deposited a check at the bank. The last item on my list? Haircut.

Bangor Savings Peanut Butter and Jelly Drive contributes over 100 jars to D-F Kiwanis for children’s backpack program

A total of 118 jars, such as creamy and crunchy peanut butter and grape and strawberry jelly, were gathered in Dover-Foxcroft and these were given to several members of the Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Club on the morning of June 21.

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PRYMCA Earn Your Whoopie Pie 3K

PRYMCA Earn Your Whoopie Pie 3K

Runners young and old earn their treats on Saturday morning at Maine Whoopie Pie Festival

The Piscataquis Regional YMCA kicked off the 2017 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival on June 24 with the its annual Earn Your Whoopie Pie 3K and Kids’ 1K Fun Run, with both races starting on River Street.

Moosehead Lake region fishing report

When I started work for the IFW in the mid-1980s, we were having a peak in fishing activity. Angler use was at an all-time high and I used to cringe on the Monday of the Memorial Day weekend to see the steady stream of traffic heading south all loaded with fish from my favorite trout ponds (in my mind anyway).

Pine Tree Hospice Golf Open winners

On June 10 at the Foxcroft Golf Club over 70 area golfers teed off to benefit Pine Tree Hospice. This year’s tournament was co-sponsored by Kimball Insurance of Sangerville.

Inland Fisheries and Wildlife saves and restores Arctic charr population in northern Piscataquis County pond

After Arctic charr became perilously close to disappearing from one of the last remaining ponds in Maine, actions by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IFW) have restored the charr population in Big Reed Pond in northern Piscataquis County.

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Column21 hours ago

Maine must restore local control of its schools

The Common Core State Standards, since their adoption in 2011, have been an expensive and harmful experiment that threatens Maine’s educational competitiveness. Unfunded mandates for local schools districts, excessive testing requirements, developmentally inappropriate material, and dubious data collection practices underscore how Common Core has caused, and will continue to cause, problems for Maine’s schools, teachers, and students.

Letter21 hours ago

Support ranked-choice voting

On November 8, 2016, Maine voters overwhelmingly favored a citizens' referendum for Ranked-Choice Voting. Since that exciting moment in the political history of the United States (Maine being the first state to pass a referendum for the ranking of votes for state legislature, governorship and Maine's four congressional delegates), the Judiciary and Senate have done their part to put this bill before our House of Representatives for a two-thirds vote for a constitutional change.

Letter4 days ago

School budget opposed by Milo selectmen

This year, the Milo Board of Selectmen believe the proposed budget deserves a NO vote on June 29th.

Letter4 days ago

Food cupboard thanks community for support, seeks volunteers

The new Dover-Foxcroft Area Food Cupboard (DFAFC) consists of Bowerbank, Garland, Atkinson, Sebec, Willimantic, Sangerville, and Dover-Foxcroft and has been in existence for two years. We want to thank both the Congregational Church and the Town Office of Dover-Foxcroft for giving us storage space for our food items. These locations have allowed us to distribute food bimonthly.

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July 4 events around the region

Fourth of July events are scheduled for Dexter, Greenville/Rockwood and Sebec.

Education center receives challenge donation for fire watchman’s camp/warming hut project

Ed and Arlene Jewett, founders of Jewett Construction Inc. and part-time Greenville residents, have made a very gracious challenge donation toward the reconstruction of a replica of the old Big Moose (formerly Squaw) Mountain fire watchman’s cabin. The new cabin will be built next to the recently finished Big Moose fire tower at the Natural Resource Education Center (NREC) Visitors’ Center.

Abner Wade Lodge donates to future park space

Members of Pirate Rec accepted a donation from the Abner Wade Lodge #207 A.F. & A.M. to help with the construction of the Sangerville Veterans Memorial Park project in Sangerville.

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Summer calendar of events

Ceremony in Dover-Foxcroft honors four Civil War soldiers

On June 17 Sarah Elizabeth Palmer Tent #23, Daughters of Union Veterans and Daniel Chaplain Camp #3, Sons of Union Veterans held a joint ceremony to honor four Civil War soldiers who are buried at the Rural Grove Cemetery.