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Photo courtesy of Maine Department of Inland Fisheries of Wildlife MOOSEHEAD FISHERIES BIOLOGIST HONOR -- Moosehead Lake regional fisheries biologist Tim Obrey, center, was honored for his three decades with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries of Wildlife during a Dec. 13 presentation in Augusta. Obrey is pictured with Gov. Paul LePage and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries of Wildlife Commissioner Candler Woodcock.

Photo courtesy of Maine Department of Inland Fisheries of Wildlife MOOSEHEAD FISHERIES BIOLOGIST HONOR -- Moosehead Lake regional fisheries biologist Tim Obrey, center, was honored for his three decades with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries of Wildlife during a Dec. 13 presentation in Augusta. Obrey is pictured with Gov. Paul LePage and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries of Wildlife Commissioner Candler Woodcock.

Moosehead Lake regional fisheries biologist recognized for 30 years on the job

December 16, 2018

Gov. Paul LePage honored Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife fisheries biologist Tim Obrey on Dec. 13 recognizing him for outstanding service to the state, its citizens, and the department.

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D-F officer graduates from Maine Criminal Justice Academy

Maine’s 62 newest police officers have graduated from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy, including Stephen Garib of Dover-Foxcroft Police Department. The officers spent 18 weeks in study and training and most will begin patrolling immediately, in time for Christmas and New Year’s Eve enforcement efforts.

Outdoors in Maine3 days ago

John Ford lived a full life as game warden, artist

Jonny Law is gone. That is what he called himself – at least with his email address. Retired Maine Game Warden and two-term sheriff of Waldo County, author and artist, John Ford Sr. of Brooks passed on in November after a 20-year battle with cancer.

Foxcroft Academy named an IB Diploma Program School

Recently Foxcroft Academy received word from International Baccalaureate (IB) that the school’s candidacy has been accepted to become a full IB Diploma Program school, with classes beginning at the start of the 2019-20 school year. Foxcroft Academy is making this bold move to better its mission and to better prepare students for the 21st-century workforce.

SAD 4 officials contemplating PCHS digital sign design

Piscataquis Community High School is the home of the Pirates, but over the decades the swashbuckler logo for the institution has varied. SAD 4 district officials have been seeking public input on the pirate design and lettering -- including posting four options on the PCHS Pirates Sports Central Facebook page -- for a new LED digital sign to be erected in the near future.

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Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom FIRST TASTE OF HOME COOKING -- Foxcroft junior Jenna Anderson cuts through the lane for a lay-up, with senior Makenzie Beaudry looking on, during the Ponies’ 2018-19 home opener vs. MDI on Dec. 12. The visiting Trojans won 52-36.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom FIRST TASTE OF HOME COOKING -- Foxcroft junior Jenna Anderson cuts through the lane for a lay-up, with senior Makenzie Beaudry looking on, during the Ponies’ 2018-19 home opener vs. MDI on Dec. 12. The visiting Trojans won 52-36.

MDI defeats Foxcroft in Ponies’ home opener

December 13, 2018

The Foxcroft Academy girls battled back to get within one at 29-28 late in the third quarter during the Ponies’ 2018-19 home opener in a Class B North matchup against Mount Desert Island High School on Wednesday, Dec. 12. The Trojans would then pull ahead and hold on for a 52-36 victory.

Foxcroft wrestling finishes second at Ryan Detour Tournament

On Saturday, Dec. 9 the Foxcroft Academy wrestling team traveled to Bucksport High School for the annual Ryan Detour Tournament. This event was the regular season opener for all 12 Penobscot Valley Conference teams attending.

A look at the upcoming Class B and C North basketball seasons

In Class C, with the graduation of Miss Maine Basketball Kolleen Bouchard and her 2,046 career points, four-time regional champ Houlton finds itself in a rebuilding cycle. That means Class C North runner-up Dexter, which took Houlton to overtime in the regional final with three freshman starters, is the team to beat.

Indonesian student excels in new sport at Foxcroft in 16 months

Sekton Wandikbo could not have imagined being named an all-conference linebacker even two years ago. For the Foxcroft Academy senior, football was a different game he was playing a world away back then.

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Column2 days ago

Trump’s Tweets? Keep ’em coming

The more I read about the relationship of the White House press corps with recent US Presidents, the more I appreciate President Trump’s use of Tweets to communicate with Americans.

Column3 days ago

Now is the time to cut taxes and reform government

At what point in your life are you most likely to spend extravagantly? When are you most likely to waste? When are you most likely to purchase the thing you don't need, or indulge yourself on the thing that you want, or eat out more often, at more expensive restaurants?

Column4 days ago

Baby, it’s time to reconsider some important things

From time to time, all of us should take a look at ourselves and the things that we do, say and care about and re-evaluate them. Traditions, heritage, ideas and images that mattered to us in the past are all important. They help to form who we are as people. But that doesn’t mean that these things are free from challenge or that we shouldn’t be willing to look at them with new eyes.

Letter4 days ago

Spoiler alert

We've come some distance from where we started. The destination has none of the trappings advertised and, it seems, we are nowhere near the place we were promised to be. This was not in the brochure.

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Citizens’ Climate Lobby news

On Dec. 2 a dozen locals braved icy conditions to attend an informational meeting about the Citizens’ Climate Lobby. Organizer Laurie Sproul explained the group’s mission to “put a price on carbon.” She described her most recent lobbying trip to Washington, D.C., and announced that a bipartisan bill has been sponsored in the House of Representatives.

Workshop teaches to be prepared and not fearful

About two dozen area residents (including Bangor and Ellsworth) gathered this past Saturday morning. Dec. 15 at the Abbott Memorial Library to hear Brownville’s Felix Blinn discuss “Being Prepared.” how to take practical steps to anticipate likely disruptive events in a hopeful instead of fearful manner.

Mayo Regional Hospital launches integrated health record system

On Jan. 14 Mayo Regional Hospital is bringing on-line a system-wide overhaul of its patient record system. The new software, CERNER, is an integrated database of patient health records that provides a comprehensive set of capabilities to electronically store, capture and access patient health information in both the acute and ambulatory care setting.

Local Key Clubs host special advance screening of ‘Bumblebee’ at Center Theatre Monday evening

Light, camera, action! On Monday, Dec. 17 the Center Theatre is proud to announce that it will be hosting an advance screening of the new action-packed Transformers movie "Bumblebee" nearly a week before it opens to the public nationwide. Thanks to the work of the Foxcroft Academy, Dexter Regional High School, and Greenville High School Key Clubs with the Thirst Project, Paramount Pictures has offered this movie, at no charge to the theatre and guests, to be screened at Center Theatre as a thank-you for the students' efforts.

On Santa’s nice list

At the annual Christmas party at the Sebec Village Reading Room. Eliza Cary of Bowerbank had the opportunity to tell Santa what she wants for Christmas.

‘A North Country Christmas’ Dec. 23 at Center Theatre

On Sunday, Dec. 23 at 2 p.m. Susan Ramsey & The North Country Strings perform "A North Country Christmas" at the Center Theatre, 20 East Main Street. The program is rescheduled from Dec. 2.