• Home
    • News
      • Top Stories
        • Community
          • Brownville
            • Dexter
              • Dover-Foxcroft
                • Greenville
                  • Guilford
                    • Milo
                      • Monson
                        • Sangerville
                        • County & State
                          • Business
                            • Police & Fire
                              • PDF Replica
                              • Sports
                                • Opinion
                                  • Op-eds
                                    • Letters to the Editor
                                    • Living
                                      • Hello Homestead
                                        • Arts & Entertainment
                                          • Family
                                            • Events
                                            • Obituaries
                                              • Classifieds
                                                • Public Notices
                                                  • E-Edition

                                                        Sections
                                                    • Home
                                                      • News
                                                        • Top Stories
                                                          • Community
                                                            • Brownville
                                                              • Dexter
                                                                • Dover-Foxcroft
                                                                  • Greenville
                                                                    • Guilford
                                                                      • Milo
                                                                        • Monson
                                                                          • Sangerville
                                                                          • County & State News
                                                                            • Business
                                                                              • Education
                                                                                • Police & Fire
                                                                                • Sports
                                                                                  • Opinion
                                                                                    • Living
                                                                                      • Hello Homestead
                                                                                        • Arts & Entertainment
                                                                                          • Family
                                                                                            • Events
                                                                                            • Obituaries
                                                                                              • Classifieds
                                                                                                • Contact Us
                                                                                                  bishop(f)-061825_SWL.jpg
                                                                                                  Bangor Daily News photo/Sawyer Loftus REGISTERED MAINE GUIDE — Brandon Bishop, a registered Maine Guide, in the woods near his home in Charleston. Bishop is the owner of Foggy Mountain Guide Service.
                                                                                                  Bangor Daily News photo/Sawyer Loftus REGISTERED MAINE GUIDE — Brandon Bishop, a registered Maine Guide, in the woods near his home in Charleston. Bishop is the owner of Foggy Mountain Guide Service.
                                                                                                  Conditions are perfect in the Maine woods for moose-killing ticks
                                                                                                  June 22, 2025
                                                                                                  By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Brandon Bishop remembers vividly the first time he saw a dead moose infested with thousands of ticks.  The registered Maine Guide was snowmobiling in the north woods in 2012 and within a week found a dozen carcasses, mostly of calves, lying in the roads.
                                                                                                  News BrowseNews
                                                                                                  2 hours ago
                                                                                                  Guilford will welcome Goldstars Tribute Wall
                                                                                                  GUILFORD — The town of Guilford will celebrate this Fourth of July with a presentation of the  Goldstars Tribute Wall.
                                                                                                  3 hours ago
                                                                                                  Maine Savings named to Forbes credit union list
                                                                                                  HAMPDEN — Maine Savings Federal Credit Union is proud to announce its inclusion on the Forbes list of America’s Best-In-State Credit Unions 2025.
                                                                                                  3 hours ago
                                                                                                  Three Rivers Kiwanis annual auction, yard sale
                                                                                                  MILO — The dates for the Three Rivers Kiwanis annual auction/yard sale have been set: Friday, July 18 indoor yard sale from 8 a.
                                                                                                  21 hours ago
                                                                                                  Central Hall Commons receives AARP grant for walk audits
                                                                                                  AARP announced 10 organizations throughout Maine will receive 2025 Community Challenge grants.
                                                                                                  22 hours ago
                                                                                                  Fast-paced July at Thompson Free Library
                                                                                                  By Kim Brawn July at the Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft is the equivalent of an amazing movie montage! Hope you’ve had your eight hours of sleep and a caffeinated beverage because you’re going to need it.
                                                                                                  2 days ago
                                                                                                  Behind the scenes at the Milo Historical Society Museum
                                                                                                  MILO — Spring has sprung at the Milo Historical Society Museum on 12 High St.
                                                                                                  More News
                                                                                                  Sports BrowseSports
                                                                                                  Tennis
                                                                                                  All-PVC tennis selections
                                                                                                  June 23, 2025
                                                                                                  Players from the three area high school tennis programs were represented on the Penobscot Valley Conference 2025 all-conference team. Jerry Nguyen of Foxcroft Academy was chosen for the Class B First Team and he earned Player of the Year honors.
                                                                                                  21 hours ago
                                                                                                  PVC baseball/softball honors
                                                                                                  Area baseball and softball players were recently honored for their performances during the 2025 season by the Penobscot Valley Conference.
                                                                                                  6 days ago
                                                                                                  Washington Academy tops Dexter in Class C North championship
                                                                                                  BANGOR — Second-seeded Washington Academy of East Machias scored the only run of the entire game in the first inning to defeat the No.
                                                                                                  More Sports
                                                                                                  Opinion BrowseOpinion
                                                                                                  22 hours ago
                                                                                                  My wife declared salt pork off limits, but I cook with it today
                                                                                                  By V.
                                                                                                  4 days ago
                                                                                                  I’m the new outdoors editor for the BDN
                                                                                                  By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Staff The first thing I ever shot was a hen wood duck.
                                                                                                  6 days ago
                                                                                                  ‘No Kings’ rally in Dover-Foxcroft
                                                                                                  DOVER-FOXCROFT — Concerned Citizens for Democracy joined with 40,000 other Mainers from 52 towns in a “No Kings” rally on Saturday, June 14.
                                                                                                  7 days ago
                                                                                                  How local news can help your family tree
                                                                                                  By Nancy Battick Those of you who read this column regularly know that I’m always advising genealogists to tap into local resources that may not have an online presence but may have materials that will help you in your research.
                                                                                                  1 week ago
                                                                                                  A bond will help keep Maine farming
                                                                                                  By Barry Higgins I’ve been working the same patch of ground in Maine for over 60 years, just like my father before me.
                                                                                                  1 week ago
                                                                                                  Oddities from old North Woods fishing camps
                                                                                                  By V.
                                                                                                  More Opinion
                                                                                                  Living BrowseLiving
                                                                                                  2 days ago
                                                                                                  Sculpture project in Monson
                                                                                                  MONSON — The sculptures are coming! The Monson Collaborative, a downtown MDF affiliate organization, has been working with the Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium for the past three years to bring a large-scale outdoor sculpture exhibition to Monson.
                                                                                                  4 days ago
                                                                                                  Wayside Grange & Theatre continues the 2025 Concert Season with Back Woods Road Band
                                                                                                  DEXTER — Wayside Grange & Theatre is pleased to continue their 2025 Concert Series on Saturday, June 28 with Back Woods Road.
                                                                                                  4 days ago
                                                                                                  Skowhegan Savings awards $14,000 in college scholarships to seven seniors
                                                                                                  SKOWHEGAN — Skowhegan Savings Bank is pleased to announce the seven high school senior recipients of the 2025 Skowhegan Savings College Scholarship awards: Aya Abdulmohsin, Cony High School; Jorja Brown, Skowhegan Area High School; Chase Farnsworth, Dexter Regional High School; Elijah Hoeft, Mt.
                                                                                                  4 days ago
                                                                                                  ‘Quarries: Muse and Material’ opening at the Monson Arts Gallery
                                                                                                  MONSON — In conjunction with the installation of five sculptures along the town’s main street, the Monson Arts Gallery is hosting “Quarries: Muse and Material.
                                                                                                  4 days ago
                                                                                                  Tips from UScellular to improve your selfie game
                                                                                                  As many as 92 million selfies are taken globally every day, accounting for 4 percent of all photos taken.
                                                                                                  6 days ago
                                                                                                  Dexter school board election set for Aug. 5
                                                                                                  DEXTER —  After a pair of Dexter representatives to the SAD 46 School Board were recalled, the town has started the process to fill the two vacancies.
                                                                                                  More Living
                                                                                                  Police & Fire BrowsePolice & Fire
                                                                                                  4 days ago
                                                                                                  Milo to receive $100,000 for sidewalks
                                                                                                  MILO — A $100,000 grant from the state will replace sidewalks on several streets throughout town.
                                                                                                  4 days ago
                                                                                                  Dover-Foxcroft residents fought to keep their dam, then changed their minds
                                                                                                  By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — When Eli Towne was the first permanent settler in Dover in 1803, the Piscataquis River flowed freely through town.
                                                                                                  6 days ago
                                                                                                  Sangerville to look at ATV access through town
                                                                                                  Good morning Sangerville, a quick post to let everyone know I have rescheduled the trail meeting this evening until 6:00 PM Monday June 30th at the Fire Station.
                                                                                                • Today’s paper


                                                                                                • Piscataquis Observer
                                                                                                  Bangor Publishing Company
                                                                                                  1 Merchants Plaza, Suite 1 - BDN
                                                                                                  Bangor, ME 04401
                                                                                                  +1-207-564-8355
                                                                                                  observer@nepublish.com

                                                                                                  Home |  News |  Opinion |  Sports |  Living |  Obituaries |  Classifieds |  Public Notices |  Contact Us