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Dover-Foxcroft police chief makes bail after initial appearance in Bangor court

Dover-Foxcroft Police Chief Ryan P.

Monday marks 40th year of Maine’s modern moose hunt

On Monday, Sept.

Piscataquis River’s water level is the lowest it has been in 117 years

Clair Hall has always lived along the bank of the Piscataquis River in a family home where the town line between Dover and Foxcroft diagonally divided the kitchen until the towns merged in 1922.

Maine’s high court to reconsider ruling allowing ranked-choice voting in presidential race

AUGUSTA — Maine’s high court on Thursday agreed to put on hold a ruling allowing ranked-choice voting to be used in the state’s presidential election after Republicans appealed the decision to strike down a people’s veto challenge.

Davis endorsed by Christian Civic League of Maine

Incumbent Maine Senate District 4 Sen.

Dover-Foxcroft police chief attempted to strangle woman, warrant says

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence and would like to talk with an advocate, call 866-834-4357, TRS 800-787-3224.

Dusty roads present hazard for moose hunters as season starts

One of the best things about a Maine moose hunt is the fact that those adventures typically happen miles from paved roads, in some of the state’s wildest places.

Dover-Foxcroft police chief arrested

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dover-Foxcroft’s police chief has been arrested, according to the Penobscot County District Attorney Office .

Colder weather, widespread frost are turning Maine’s leaves faster than normal

Leaf peepers, start your engines.

To protect health of students and staff, Gov. Mills announces additional financial support for school systems

AUGUSTA — Gov.

Human trafficking screening, discussion Tuesday

The Penquis Sex Trafficking Action Response Team (START) will host a free online film screening of “Gridshock,” a documentary about human trafficking, followed by a panel discussion with local experts on Tuesday, Sept.

Maine extends COVID-19 testing to all who think they need it

All people in Maine who think they need a coronavirus test are now eligible for one under a state order meant to increase access to tests.

Ranked-choice voting will be used in Maine’s presidential election, high court rules

AUGUSTA — Ranked-choice voting will be used in the presidential election in Maine this fall after the state’s high court ruled that Republicans did not gather enough valid signatures to put forward a people’s veto effort challenging the voting method.

Rural youth share aspirations in large-scale surveys in Maine, Oregon

ORONO — For middle and high school students in some forest-dependent rural communities in Maine and Oregon, a lack of money for education is the top barrier to pursuing the career they want, according to a survey of more than 2,000 youth by researchers at the University of Maine and Oregon State University.

Looming flu season raises the ‘possibility of two concurrent epidemics’

With the coronavirus already circulating in Maine, health care providers across the state are urging residents to get flu shots as soon as possible so that they can be protected when the influenza season arrives in the next few weeks, creating what the state’s top public health official called “the possibility of two concurrent epidemics.

Gov. Mills announces Phase 2 of Maine Economic Recovery Grant Program

How Maine’s U.S. Senate candidates differ on climate change and the environment

The effects of climate change are already broadly felt in Maine and across the U.

Center Theatre among Maine Community Foundation grant recipients

DOVER-FOXCROFT — An anonymous Maine Community Foundation donor has provided $200,000 in general support grants to 20 community theaters across Maine to help sustain them during the pandemic shutdown, including the Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft.

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