It’s hardly a startling headline that rural Maine is in crisis. In fact, the face of rural Maine has been a sporting a series of fresh bruises as a regular occurrence since the 1890s. The utter collapse of the farm economy, the demise of the ubiquitous shipyards and the sawmills that fed them, and the gradual, inexorable decline of papermaking has shaped the prospects for prosperity for which people in rural Maine tirelessly strive.

Mr. Baseball finalists include pitcher Jacob Bickford of Dexter, the Penobscot Valley Conference Class C player of the year who will attend the University of Maine in the fall;

It is not uncommon for landowners in Piscataquis County to own several acres of woodland. There are a variety of options for these residents to manage their woodlots and over the years, the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) has worked to provide educational programming on techniques and practices that can be used to better and profit from their woodlots. District staff are excited to be offering a low impact forestry workshop at the Law Farm public land, offering yet another informative session to help landowners better manage their woodlots.

Dexter Regional High School is proud to announce that the following pupils have been selected by the faculty as “Students of the Month” for March, Brett Kusnierz; grade 10: Chloe Mountain; grade 11: Victoria Leighton; and grade 12: Rebecca Batron.

Dexter Regional High School is proud to announce that the following pupils have been selected by the faculty as "Students of the Month" for February, grade 9: Avery Herrick; grade 10: Gage Stone; grade 11: Caleb Weeks; and grade 12: Olivia Webber.

The life Angelo Rizzitello leads would be too busy and out-of-the-ordinary for most of us. His work schedule is four weeks on, then four weeks off. That might sound appealing or achievable, until you consider that “work” means being sequestered on a drill ship in the Gulf of Mexico.

Athletes from area high school tennis teams were among those receiving 2018 honors from the Penobscot Valley Conference.

A week after winning both events at the Class C championship, Penquis Valley High School junior Cymeria Robshaw took part in the long and triple jumps, along with the other top performers from the six states, at the 73rd New England Interscholastic Outdoor Track and Field Championship on June 9 at the University of New Hampshire.

Is there ever a time suicide doesn’t leave a wake of sadness and grief? Suicide and death were very much a part of my week. I didn’t make it a point to engage suicide and death. The week just turned out that way.

Two employees of the Greenville school system were honored at a retirement ceremony in the auditorium of the school on Tuesday, June 4. Roxanne Cunningham had been teaching for 39 years and Vera Davis was a bookkeeper for 16 years. Altogether these ladies had served the Greenville school system for a whopping 55 years!