Last week, Erik Poland set a state record when he caught a lake trout that weighed 39.

Observer photo/Keri FosterFIND THE WHOOPIE PIE WINNER — Allison Smith of Dover-Foxcroft is grand prize winner in the Piscataquis Observer’s annual Find the Whoopie Pie Contest.

It was only an hour-long conditioning session, but Monday morning’s workout for members of several Foxcroft Academy athletic teams was meaningful.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — After years of effort and study, the Maine Department of Transportation has completed the purchase of the “Dead River” building at the intersection of South and East Main streets (Routes 7 and 15) in Dover-Foxcroft.

To the Editor; Friends and neighbors, I am not involved in politics for popularity, vanity, or the “honor” of having some title.

The Maine Audubon Society is going ahead with its annual count of common loons this year.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer over 50 summer learning activities throughout July and August for all youth ages 5–18.

Bangor Daily News photo/Linda Coan O’KresikSUMMER SOLITUDE — Beachgoers enjoy a day of solitude at Lily Bay State Park on Moosehead Lake before the usual Fourth of July campers arrive.

AARP Maine is seeking nominations for its 2020 AARP Andrus Award for Community Service, which honors those individuals who are sharing their experience, talent and skills to enrich the lives of their community members.

As debates rage on in Maine and around the country about the removal of monuments and renaming of buildings and locales named for slave owners, racists and other historical figures with problematic stories, other influential Mainers had similarly checkered pasts — even if there are no statues or buildings named for them.