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SAD 41 summer lunch program postponed after positive COVID-19 test

MILO — A school-based summer lunch program that serves SAD 41 children in Milo, LaGrange and Brownville has been halted this week after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.

Benefactor to cover $145K purchase cost for sheriff’s building

MILO — When county residents head to the polls on Tuesday, July 14 they will be voting on a pair of state bond questions, political party primaries when applicable and a question concerning a bond to purchase the former Key Bank building in downtown Guilford to be the new home of the sheriff’s office patrol and investigation divisions.

Takeoff and landing competition a boost for pilots and a small airfield in Dover-Foxcroft

Saturday’s fly-in at the Charles A Chase Jr.

U.S. Sens. Collins, King announce $400,000 for Eastern Maine Development Corporation

$7.4M SAD 4 budget moved to July 14 at the polls

GUILFORD — A proposed $7,397,862 budget for the 2020-21 academic year was approved — with all 22 articles approved as written over 20 minutes with minimal discussion from the more than 30 registered voters present — during the annual district budget meeting on June 25 in the gymnasium at Piscataquis Community High School.

Funky fly rods can put a damper on your day

Fly fishing for trout – any trout, big or small — is my thing.

How seven Confederate soldiers came to be buried in Maine

Controversial Confederate monuments are coming down all over the southern United States.

Baxter State Park announces Visiting Artist

Baxter State Park is pleased to announce that Jill Osgood has been selected as this year’s Visiting Artist.

2020 Foxcroft Academy senior and post-graduate scholarships and awards

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The following were presented during the 2020 Foxcroft Academy commencement on June 27: Anna Shaw Buck Prize for Spoken French: Vu Trong Nhan Pham Anna Shaw Buck Prize for Written French: Clark LaChance Bruce & Kristen Gurall Scholarships: Enrico Ayala, MacKenzie Pearl, Katherine Ames C.

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.

$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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Alumnus to emerge from quarantine to give Foxcroft commencement address

Mark Stitham, M.

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