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Photo courtesy of Maine Department of Public Safety NEW CANINE TEAMS -- Six new law enforcement teams of police and their canine partners graduated from the State Police Canine School on June 21 The officers and their dogs have spent the past 14 weeks training across the state in various locations and conditions. The teams atop Cadillac Mountain are, from left, Cumberland County Deputy Matt Tufts and “Cooper,” Kennebunk Police Officer Kaitlyn Sawyer and “Otto,” Trooper Zack Fancy and “Dutch” from Troop A – York County, Trooper Hunter Belanger and “Dallas” from Troop D – midcoast Maine, Maine Corrections Officer Rick Greene and “Kai” and Trooper Adam Gould and “Keet” from Troop E – Penobscot and Piscataquis counties.

Photo courtesy of Maine Department of Public Safety NEW CANINE TEAMS -- Six new law enforcement teams of police and their canine partners graduated from the State Police Canine School on June 21 The officers and their dogs have spent the past 14 weeks training across the state in various locations and conditions. The teams atop Cadillac Mountain are, from left, Cumberland County Deputy Matt Tufts and “Cooper,” Kennebunk Police Officer Kaitlyn Sawyer and “Otto,” Trooper Zack Fancy and “Dutch” from Troop A – York County, Trooper Hunter Belanger and “Dallas” from Troop D – midcoast Maine, Maine Corrections Officer Rick Greene and “Kai” and Trooper Adam Gould and “Keet” from Troop E – Penobscot and Piscataquis counties.

State Police Canine School graduates

Six new law enforcement teams of police and their canine partners graduated from the State Police Canine School on June 21 The officers and their dogs have spent the past 14 weeks training across the state in various locations and conditions.

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LaGrange man receives bravery award from state police

A LaGrange man who helped rescued a woman trapped inside her burning car that had struck a tree in Bangor last November was among the honorees during the Maine State Police Awards June 21 at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro.

Maine Community Foundation Piscataquis County Committee awards six grants

The Piscataquis County Committee of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded $30,949 in grants to six nonprofits.

RSU 68 assessments set

A week after a $11,784,238 RSU 68 budget for the 2019-20 academic year was approved by a combined count of 249-50 across the four district communities, the school board set the assessments for Charleston, Dover-Foxcroft and Monson and Sebec during a June 18 meeting at the SeDoMoCha School.

Greenville hires new town manager

After a long and exhaustive search, Greenville has hired a new town manager. His name is Michael Roy, and he hails from Winslow. He and his wife Wendy purchased a camp overlooking Moosehead Lake seven years ago and shortly thereafter decided that Greenville would be their forever home after retirement. Roy is retiring from a long held management position at FedEx and will take over as town manager on July 1. His contract is for three years with an annual salary of $68,000.

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Contributed photo TEAM MAINE MEMBER -- Dexter senior Gage Stone, pictured with his coaches -- from left -- Ian Weigle, head coach Andrew Levensalor, and Kyle Lockhart, is one of 18 grapplers from across the state selected for the 34th annual Maine–Nebraska Wrestling Exchange. Team Maine will be traveling west to take on some of the best high school wrestlers in Nebraska at four different sites while also enjoying activities together.

Contributed photo TEAM MAINE MEMBER -- Dexter senior Gage Stone, pictured with his coaches -- from left -- Ian Weigle, head coach Andrew Levensalor, and Kyle Lockhart, is one of 18 grapplers from across the state selected for the 34th annual Maine–Nebraska Wrestling Exchange. Team Maine will be traveling west to take on some of the best high school wrestlers in Nebraska at four different sites while also enjoying activities together.

Stone and Ayalas represent the state at Maine-Nebraska Wrestling Exchange

Senior Gage Stone of Dexter Regional High School and Foxcroft Academy senior Enrico Ayala have been selected along with 16 other of Maine’s top wrestlers for the 34th annual Maine–Nebraska Wrestling Exchange. Foxcroft head coach Luis Ayala has also been selected along with three other coaches for the trip.

The fishing wasn’t easy, but East Outlet drift boat trip was still a treat

Some days, any angler will tell you, the fishing seems pretty simple, and the fish nearly hop into the boat. And other days, that’s just not the case. The fish are just plain finicky, and an outing turns into a guessing game of “what do they really want to eat?”

Outdoors in Maine5 days ago

Maine doe permits below last year’s total

This is the time of year when Maine’s state regional wildlife biologists examine their deer data in each of their wildlife management districts (WMDs) and make recommendations for the issuance of any-deer or doe permits in their respective districts.

Penobscot Valley outlasts Greenville to win ‘D’ softball title

The Penobscot Valley High School softball team did some extra preparation to face ace Greenville pitcher Halle Pelletier in Saturday’s Class D softball state championship game.

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Column3 days ago

What are schools for?

In junior high school, and high school, two “guidance” counselors told me I should drop out of school. I was never going to make it to graduation, they said. Failure was inevitable. Why not just hasten the process and drop out?

Column4 days ago

Please, enough with the polls already

Earlier in June, leaked polling information from inside the Trump re-election campaign was released to the public, and it wasn't good news for the president.

Column4 days ago

Higher minimum wage means fewer kids in poverty

Kids in Maine are doing better in a lot of important ways. And it’s not an accident. Smart public policies are making a real difference in the lives of Mainers, including our youngest residents.

Family Discoverer1 week ago

Preserving history in old cemeteries

This is the time of year when we visit cemeteries. Sometimes what we find is not what we expected. In a neighboring town I found one cemetery with missing stones. We located heaps of pieces of stones tossed over a bank into the woods like so much rubbish. In another we found that when old stones fell, the town crew hauled in soil, burying the stones and leaving nothing but an empty green space.

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Summer of events mark church’s 200th anniversary

A special evening of music with the Lovely Family will be Friday, June 29 at 7 p.m. (refreshments at 6:30 p.m.) at the Brownville Community Church as part of the church’s 200th anniversary celebration.

Summer drive-in movie night at the Law Farm

The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) will be offering a showing of “Inhabit: A Permaculture Perspective,” a feature-length documentary introducing permaculture. Permaculture is a gardening design method that offers an ecological lens for solving issues related to agriculture, economics, governance, and more, and utilizes the patterns and resilient features observed in natural ecosystems.

Mindful nature walk on Appalachian Trail

The Monson Appalachian Trail Visitor Center is offering a mindful nature walk along the trail Saturday, June 29 from 10 a.m. to noon (rain date is July 6).

SAD 41 summer meals schedule

All children under the age of 18 will again be able to enjoy free summer meals across town, with no sign up required. The summer meals schedule is as follows:

D-F selectmen accept bid for 2019 paving

This summer’s work on stretches of 10 town roads as part of the 10-year paving plan will be done by Hopkins Landscaping & Paving of Hermon as the selectmen approved the company’s low bid of $387,940 during a June 17 meeting.

$9.6M SAD 41 budget moved to June 27 referendum

A proposed 2019-20 SAD 41 budget of $9,639,532 was approved with all 15 articles passing with minimal discussion over 15 minutes during the annual district meeting June 13 at the Penquis Valley School. The approximate $9.6 million total is now moved to a referendum in the district towns of Brownville, LaGrange and Milo on Thursday, June 27 for a “yes” or “no” vote.