1 week ago

Popular West Branch rapids inaccessible to rafters after rock slide

An April rock slide at McKay Station, a hydroelectric dam owned by Brookfield Renewable, has forced the company to shut down a path to the West Branch of the Penobscot River that allows whitewater rafters and other recreational users to access some of the rapids of Ripogenus Gorge.

1 week ago

$11.97M RSU 68 budget set for July 14 referendum  

DOVER-FOXCROFT —  A proposed $11,970,877 RSU 68 budget for the 2020-21 academic year was approved at the annual district budget meeting on June 23 at the SeDoMoCha School.

1 week ago

Award-winning teacher fosters ‘intellectualism’ among his Piscataquis County students

Family history and influential high school teachers led Joe Hennessey to a career in education.

1 week ago

Dover-Foxcroft seeking grant to help mitigate COVID-19 spread

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has created unexpected costs for Maine communities and businesses.

1 week ago

International Seaplane Fly-In canceled

GREENVILLE — The biggest event of the summer in the Moosehead Lake region has become the latest victim of the COVID-19 pandemic.

1 week ago

Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis seeks donations for online auction  

DOVER-FOXCROFT — This summer the Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis annual auction will take place online in July at the annual Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Auction Facebook page.

1 week ago

BIW strike won’t affect delivery of machines to Puritan

A strike at Bath Iron Works won’t affect the company’s delivery of machines needed to ramp up production of specialized swabs used for tests for the new coronavirus, officials say.

1 week ago

Penobscot County sets public hearing for $6M bond for 911 upgrades

Penobscot County Commissioners will hold an in-person public hearing in Corinna at the end of month about the $6-million bond issue on the July 14 ballot.

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Alumnus to emerge from quarantine to give Foxcroft commencement address

Mark Stitham, M.

1 week ago

Center Theatre and ice arena create makeshift Dover-Foxcroft drive-in

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Two Dover-Foxcroft nonprofits that have been closed since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic — the Center Theatre and Piscataquis County Ice Arena — are bringing drive-in movies to the Piscataquis County seat.

1 week ago

Libra’s infusion of talent and money helps set small Maine town back on its feet

It’s a familiar story for Maine — a once-thriving manufacturing town suddenly in search of a new identity.

2 weeks ago

McLaughlin, Kujawski receive Don Hall Scholarships from East Sangerville Grange 

The East Sangerville Grange is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Don Hall Scholarship. A first-year scholarship has been awarded to Megan McLaughlin, a 2020 graduate of Piscataquis Community High School in Guilford. In addition, a renewal scholarship has been awarded to Brooke Kujawski, a 2019 graduate of Piscataquis Community High School.

2 weeks ago

Maine Forest Heritage Days postponed until 2021

The 29th annual Maine Forest Heritage Days scheduled for Aug. 6-9 has been canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is scheduled to return Aug. 12-15, 2021 at the Greenville Consolidated School campus.

2 weeks ago

Milo Garden Club cancels Summer Fair and Plant Sale

"This was an incredibly difficult decision to make. There were so many factors to consider," explained members of the Milo Garden Club Advisory Board. Because the Summer Fair is a major fundraiser which enables the club to donate to 14 organizations and charities, members will discuss fundraising ideas in September.

2 weeks ago

Department of Corrections announces easing of restrictions

The Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC) announced it will begin to ease certain restrictions within correctional facilities. The decision to ease restrictions, such as those related to visitation, community restitution, work release and transfers, have been made in close consultation with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC). Many of the restrictions scheduled to be lifted in the coming weeks have been in place since early March.

2 weeks ago

Northern Light Health sets plan toward building a strong future for social and medical justice

Recently Northern Light Health leadership announced their systemwide plan to eliminate racism and other forms of discrimination and promote a strong future for social and medical justice.

2 weeks ago

Milo Historical Society art show canceled 

The Milo Historical Society art show, which has been held in July in past years, is among a number of 2020 events canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2 weeks ago

Maine clerks, MMA team up to recruit election workers 

Everyone knows you cannot run elections in Maine without election workers. Yet, in the midst of a public health emergency, as well as during “normal” times, finding people to staff election polls and process absentee ballots is not easy.