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Bangor Daily News photo/Sabrina Martin FIRST TIME MEETING — Adam Roemer, a flight attendant from Minnesota, and Casey Spencer, a Kennebec County medical secretary, hold hands before removing their blindfolds and meeting for the first time during a strangers photo session in Dover-Foxcroft on Oct. 10.

Bangor Daily News photo/Sabrina Martin FIRST TIME MEETING — Adam Roemer, a flight attendant from Minnesota, and Casey Spencer, a Kennebec County medical secretary, hold hands before removing their blindfolds and meeting for the first time during a strangers photo session in Dover-Foxcroft on Oct. 10.

‘Stranger photo sessions’ are bringing singles looking for love to Maine

October 16, 2026

By Sabrina Martin, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine has long been a magnet for its romantic edge — fiancees, newlyweds and elopers come to enjoy the state’s dramatic coastlines, charming fishing villages and serene pine forests — but a new service being offered in the state is also luring a new demographic: singles. On a windy Saturday morning in early October, along a wooded sideroad in Dover-Foxcroft, a Maine photographer captured intimate photos of a Minnesota flight attendant and a Kennebec County medical secretary.

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The shocking amount 10 people paid to hunt moose in Maine

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor One hunter bid more than $35,000 for the chance to hunt a moose in Maine this year.

Pullen joins Northern Light Primary Care, Corinth team

Northern Light Mayo Hospital is pleased to welcome Maddie Pullen, FNP to its practitioner team at Northern Light Primary Care, Corinth.

Parkman Grange news

PARKMAN — The Parkman Grange is again helping Santa this Christmas with the SAD 4 Santa Project.

Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis, RSU 68 launch Christmas Giving Program

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Kiwanis Club of Dover-Foxcroft, in partnership with the staff of RSU 68, is pleased to announce the annual Christmas Giving Program, a community effort dedicated to providing gifts, warm clothing and holiday cheer to children and families in need throughout the Dover-Foxcroft area.

SeDoMoCha youngsters take to the ice with Kinderskate program

DOVER-FOXCROFT — SeDoMoCha Elementary School kindergarten students have had the opportunity to lace up their skates, with adult assistance, and take to the ice at the Piscataquis County Ice Arena on West Main Street.

Tech center shuts down welding lessons over safety concerns

DEXTER — Hands-on welding instruction at the Tri-County Technical Center has been shut down for the time being until safety issues are addressed at the Dexter learning space.

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Photo courtesy of Rachel Grard BULL MOOSE — Eleven-year-old Logan Grard with the 620-pound bull moose he shot near Greenville Oct. 12.

Photo courtesy of Rachel Grard BULL MOOSE — Eleven-year-old Logan Grard with the 620-pound bull moose he shot near Greenville Oct. 12.

An 11-year-old Maine kid just shot his first moose

October 16, 2026

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Logan Grard, 11, shot his first moose in the evening on the opening day of Maine’s October bull moose season. Logan was hunting near Greenville with his father, Justin, his grandfather, Kim, and his friend Landon.

Penquis Valley High School soccer teams

Photo courtesy of Hunter Bowers PhotographyPENQUIS BOYS SOCCER — Front, from left, Anthony Sibert, Aidan Harmon, Alyxz Gallant, Lucas Tingley, Oliver Coburn, William Robshaw and Cameron Parks.

Four second-half goals help PCHS defeat Hermon

GUILFORD — Piscataquis Community High School broke a 1-0 game open with four goals in the second half to defeat Hermon High School 5-1 on Oct.

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The first graduating class of the Alfond Grant

Campaigning on affordability

Live streaming an execution is barbaric

To the Editor; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says that he wants to live stream an execution by firing squad.

Credit unions make sure Mainers help Mainers

By Sierra Robichaud Thursday, Oct.

Is Maine’s moose permit lottery truly fair?

Piscataquis Democrats hold Fall Fundraiser

MILO — Piscataquis Democrats gathered for their Fall Fundraiser on Oct.

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Calendar of events

Recurring Events Mondays DEXTER: The Abbott Museum is open 10 a.

GFWC MIOSAC Club begins the new club year

DOVER-FOXCROFT — After the summer hiatus, the GFWC MIOSAC Club has resumed its meetings, and there was plenty of catching up to do! With nine members and one guest in attendance, everyone enjoyed the opportunity to reconnect and share news.

Dispute over a driveway in Greenville drags neighbors into a years-long legal battle

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff GREENVILLE — Along Lily Bay Road, a Greenville street that hugs picturesque Moosehead Lake, there’s a narrow driveway tucked between two homes that’s littered with fencing materials and no parking signs.

UMaine Extension offers virtual backyard bird learning series for kids

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer “Introduction to Project Feeder Watch,” a 10-session online series for Maine youth ages 10-14, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.

PRFC Fresh Access Lockers will put healthy food within reach after hours

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A broken-down car or a ride that arrives after closing shouldn’t mean a family has to go without fresh, nourishing food.

Dover-Foxcroft braces for potential $932,000 county budget bill

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The town of Dover-Foxcroft could pay about $932,000 for its share of the $7 million 2027 Piscataquis County budget.