1 week ago Greenville Planning Board continues work on multiple ordinances GREENVILLE — The Greenville Planning Board has been busy working on several ordinances to get these ready for a vote at the annual town meeting on Monday, June 3.
1 week ago Time to ‘Solar-brate’: UScellular shares tech tips to capture the eclipse How do you organize a solar eclipse party? You have to “planet” of course! On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross over North America, with 13 states from Texas to Maine directly in the path of totality.
1 week ago Raynes named to dean’s list at Bates College LEWISTON — Jacob Raynes of Dover-Foxcroft was named to the dean’s list at Bates College for the fall/winter semester ending in December 2023.
1 week ago PCSWCD’s annual Tree & Plant Sale reaches its 16th year Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District’s Tree & Plant Sale supports and showcases local, organic farms and their products.
1 week ago Burrill wins People’s Choice Award at photography exhibition Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School PEOPLE’S CHOICE — The Dexter Regional High School photography class held an exhibition recently at the Abbott Memorial Library in Dexter.
1 week ago Positive Action Team Summit to promote progress over perfection DEXTER — Students from Dexter Regional High School, Ridge View Community School, Piscataquis Community Secondary School, Penquis Valley High School, Foxcroft Academy, and SeDoMoCha Middle School will gather on Friday, March 22 in Dexter for a regional summit focused on leading positive change in their schools and communities.
1 week ago Dexter council approves town property ordinance DEXTER — Before 2023 Dexter and other Maine communities had been able to keep net proceeds from sales of tax-acquired properties that exceeded the amount of taxes owed by the property owner.
1 week ago Moosehead Marine Museum receives $500,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending GREENVILLE – The Moosehead Marine Museum recently received notification that a $500,000 request for Congressionally Directed Spending was approved.
1 week ago How a Maine astronomer is preparing for the ‘full-body experience’ of a total eclipse By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Shawn Laatsch has seen five total solar eclipses in his life, but he believes each time seeing the natural phenomenon is just as spectacular as the first.
1 week ago Finn contra dance Saturday evening MONSON — Dust off your dancing shoes and come to the Monson Gym on Saturday, March 23 from 6:30-9 p.
1 week ago Northern Light Health joins Health Care Climate Council BREWER — Displaying continued commitment to the health of its patients, colleagues, and community, Northern Light Health has been selected as the newest member of the Health Care Climate Council.
1 week ago Milo Garden Club news MILO — The National Garden Club Conservation Pledge, “I pledge to protect and conserve the natural resources of the planet Earth and promise to promote education so we may become caretakers of our air, water, forests, land, and wildlife.
1 week ago What happens if it rains during the eclipse in Maine By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli The weather along the swath of eclipse totality from Mexico to Maine is a big unknown.
2 weeks ago Naloxone training events scheduled Northern Light CA Dean and Mayo Hospitals will hold naloxone education and distribution events in Dexter, Dover-Foxcroft, Greenville, and Milo: Tuesday, March 26 6:30 p.
2 weeks ago Piscataquis Community Secondary School quarter 2 honor roll Grade 12, high honors: Zachariah Demmer; honors: Emma Brasier, Emily Easler, Summer Nesbit, Tim Van Der Heijden.
2 weeks ago UMaine Extension hosts online parenting workshop for farmers of land and sea What are the unique challenges and benefits of parenting and farming at the same time? University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host its first “Land and Water Lunchbox” session for farmers of land or sea on Thursday, March 28 from 11 a.