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                                                                                                    Observer file photo/Stuart Hedstrom LEADING OFF — Then PCHS junior Brady Gaw led off the 2025 Class C North championship for the Dexter/PCHS cooperative squad against Washington Academy of East Machias at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor. The SAD 4 School Board gave its approval to a 2026 cooperative squad between Dexter and PCHS with the Pirate players to again be part of the Tiger squad.
                                                                                                    Observer file photo/Stuart Hedstrom LEADING OFF — Then PCHS junior Brady Gaw led off the 2025 Class C North championship for the Dexter/PCHS cooperative squad against Washington Academy of East Machias at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor. The SAD 4 School Board gave its approval to a 2026 cooperative squad between Dexter and PCHS with the Pirate players to again be part of the Tiger squad.
                                                                                                    Dexter, PCHS to field cooperative baseball team for a second season
                                                                                                    February 12, 2026
                                                                                                    GUILFORD — For the second year in a row, due to low numbers for a team of their own, Piscataquis Community High School baseball players will travel down Route 23 to be part of the neighboring Dexter Regional High School Tigers under a cooperative agreement. The establishment of a cooperative team for varsity baseball in 2026 with Dexter as the host school was approved by the SAD 4 Board of Directors during a Feb.
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                                                                                                    Miss Maine USA contestant to compete in national transgender pageant
                                                                                                    By Annie Rupertus, Bangor Daily News Staff The first transgender woman to compete for the Miss Maine USA title will soon be the first person to represent Maine at a national pageant for trans women.
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                                                                                                    Dover-Foxcroft Select Board signs paperwork for 2026 county tax
                                                                                                    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Select Board approved the necessary paperwork in order to pay its proportional share of the 2026 Piscataquis County tax during a meeting on Monday evening.
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                                                                                                    Millions for Brownville, Monson fire stations secured by Collins in funding bill
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                                                                                                    AOS 94 superintendent search process underway
                                                                                                    DEXTER — With longtime Superintendent Kevin Jordan retiring at the end of June, the search to find the next superintendent of AOS 94 has begun.
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                                                                                                    Greenville teams fall in Class S quarterfinals
                                                                                                    February 12, 2026
                                                                                                    AUGUSTA — Both the Greenville High School girls and boys were defeated in inaugural Class S quarterfinal matchups on Feb. 11 at the Augusta Civic Center.
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                                                                                                    Dexter finishes second at Class B North wrestling championship
                                                                                                    BANGOR — The Dexter Regional High School wrestling team finished second at the 2026 Class B North championship on Feb.
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                                                                                                    How to watch every round of the Maine high school basketball tournament
                                                                                                    By Matt Junker, Bangor Daily News Sports Editor Believe it or not, the Maine high school basketball tournament has arrived.
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                                                                                                    Applications open for 2026 AARP Community Challenge grant program
                                                                                                    To the Editor; AARP Maine is thrilled to announce that the 2026 AARP Community Challenge grant program is now accepting applications.
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                                                                                                    Susan Collins: I’m running for reelection because experience and independence matter for Maine
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                                                                                                    Coalition warns of ATV trail network disruptions if LD 19 becomes law
                                                                                                    With the recent progression of LD 19 “An Act to Change the Definition of ‘Oversized ATV’ in the Laws Governing the Registration of All-terrain Vehicles” in the Maine Legislature, a coalition representing woodland owners, ATV users and the forest products industry is warning about the risk this legislation imposes on Maine’s ATV trail network.
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                                                                                                    PCSWCD online tree pre-sale
                                                                                                    Each year Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District organizes a tree and plant sale fundraiser that offers different varieties of locally-grown fruit trees, flowers, berry bushes, shrubs and herbs.
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                                                                                                    Recurring Events Mondays DEXTER: The Abbott Museum is open 10 a.
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                                                                                                    Owl pellet program at Dexter library
                                                                                                    DEXTER — In recognition of the breeding season of one of Maine’s largest and best known owls, the Abbott Memorial Library is offering a unique hands-on program to see the varied diets of owls through a close examination of their pellets.
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                                                                                                    Mainely Spinners demo at Sea Dog Brewing Company
                                                                                                    BANGOR — The Mainely Spinners, current holders of the “Best Time” in the 2026 International Back to Back Wool Challenge, will be giving a lively and informative demonstration at the Sea Dog Brewing Company as part of the Bangor Winter Farmers’ Market from 11 a.
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                                                                                                    DOVER-FOXCROFT — SeDoMoCha Elementary and Middle School hosted a special schoolwide assembly on Jan.
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                                                                                                    District American Legion meeting Feb. 21
                                                                                                    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The American Legion 14th District — Piscataquis County will hold its regular meeting on Saturday, Feb.
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                                                                                                    Liquor licenses approved for four Greenville businesses
                                                                                                    GREENVILLE — Liquor licenses were renewed for four Greenville businesses during a Feb.
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                                                                                                    From Janet Mills to Ron DeSantis, school cellphone bans are catching on
                                                                                                    By Daniel O’Connor Each period as they filter into her English class, Emilie Throckmorton’s students at Bangor High School must line up their phones within a metal box by the door.
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                                                                                                    By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff A Bangor mail carrier was arrested and charged with operating under the influence after his mail van was seen driving erratically.
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