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Bowerbank Days returns in August

BOWERBANK — Every five years the town of Bowerbank celebrates the community of 100-plus citizens and more seasonal residents on the shores of Sebec Lake with a celebration.

Dover-Foxcroft adopts municipal appointment procedure

DOVER-FOXCROFT — At times it can be challenging to find volunteers willing to serve on various municipal committees.

Piscataquis County Ice Arena will see first major rock concert with Molly Hatchet

DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Center Theatre has partnered with the Piscataquis County Ice Arena to bring the band Molly Hatchet to perform in Dover-Foxcroft.

State plans to build in Allagash protected zone raises opposition

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The state’s plans to build storage buildings and make other changes at three ranger stations in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway has raised opposition from a group including guides led by the waterway’s former superintendent.

Greenville gearing up for next month’s total solar eclipse

GREENVILLE — The number of visitors won’t be known for sure until the day of the event as those coming to the Moosehead Lake Region for the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8 could total in the thousands or tens of thousands.

Disaster loans available

Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available for businesses and nonprofits from the U.

Brown announces candidacy for House District 31

ORNEVILLE TOWNSHIP — Joseph Brown, D-Orneville Township announces his candidacy for the Maine House of Representatives District 31, which includes Atkinson Township, Brownville, Dover-Foxcroft, Lakeview Plantation, Medford, Milo, and Orneville Township.

Dover-Foxcroft residents grapple with how dam removal could change their town

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Sandy Perkins and her husband, David, live in their dream retirement home along the Piscataquis River, where they can watch kingfishers and loons dive and bald eagles soar overhead.

It isn’t just about ice thickness anymore for the Maine fishing community

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Many ice fishermen have already turned their sights toward open water fishing, turkey hunting, boating or other spring activities.

New leaders want to save a golf course from closing

New leaders of the nearly century-old Piscataquis Country Club in Guilford are hoping expanded hours and new offerings draw enough interest to save the golf course from closing.

This is what happens to animals during an eclipse

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff You probably won’t see any animals, birds or amphibians wearing special dark glasses during the upcoming total solar eclipse.

2024 ‘S-T-R-E-T-C-H your Teaching’ workshop offered to Maine educators

Jessica Anderson of “Count ME In” will be the keynote speaker at the seventh annual “S-T-R-E-T-C-H your Teaching” workshop to be held Saturday, April 6 at the United Technologies Center Maine in Bangor from 9 a.

Renovations underway for dispatch center move

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The construction process to move the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center from cramped conditions in the Piscatquis County Jail in Dover-Foxcroft into the administrative unit of the sheriff’s office on the first floor of the same larger building has begun.

The president of Thomas College is stepping down

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff WATERVILLE — The president of Thomas College is stepping down.

CMP asks state to approve $162M storm recovery reimbursement

By Ari Snider, Maine Public Central Maine Power is asking state regulators to approve $162 million in recovery costs following multiple major storms last year.

Marching toward spring with Thompson Free Library

By Kim Brawn March is when we start to feel — if not see — the hazy shade of winter finally lifting.

Historical society releases Brownville Bicentennial 2024 booklets

BROWNVILLE — The Brownville-Brownville Junction Historical Society has released the Bicentennial 2024 booklet sharing information about the history of the area and businesses in the area.

Center Theatre hosts screening of the International Fly Fishing Film Festival

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Center Theatre is proud to announce the first northern Maine screening of the International Fly Fishing Film Festival, set for 7 p.

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