2 years ago Man flown to Bangor hospital after being stabbed in neck GUILFORD — A Guilford man who was stabbed in the neck was transported by LifeFlight to a Bangor hospital on Sunday, according to the Piscataquis County District Attorney’s Office.
2 years ago Piscataquis jail is only in Maine without staff qualified to give out medications DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County’s sheriff plans to hire a person with medical training to distribute medications to jail inmates — a first for a department that has used corrections officers to perform the task until now.
2 years ago New owners will transform historic Masonic Temple in Dover-Foxcroft into housing and retail DOVER-FOXCROFT — New owners of the Masonic Temple Building in downtown Dover-Foxcroft plan to restore the more-than-century-old structure and convert it into business and housing space.
2 years ago Young restaurateur to open cocktail and dessert lounge in Dover-Foxcroft DOVER-FOXCROFT — A 24-year-old restaurant owner who started his business during the COVID-19 pandemic is investing in Dover-Foxcroft with a second enterprise.
2 years ago Maine’s poorest county is researching ways to be less isolated The Eastern Maine Development Corp.
2 years ago Back after 2 years, beloved Whoopie Pie Festival draws thousands to Dover-Foxcroft DOVER-FOXCROFT — It took 10-year-old Grant Lundy just under a minute and 30 seconds to scarf down two whoopie pies in the youth eating contest at the Whoopie Pie Festival on Saturday.
2 years ago Whoopie Pie Festival will return in person on Saturday, June 25 after 2 years of being virtual DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — The annual Whoopie Pie Festival, which draws thousands to downtown Dover-Foxcroft each summer, is returning on June 25 — and yes, that includes a whoopie pie eating contest.
2 years ago Archeological dig unearths items from more than a century ago in Dexter DEXTER — An archeological dig has revealed bits and pieces of Dexter’s history from more than 150 years ago.
2 years ago Dover and Foxcroft failed to merge 5 times. Then women got the right to vote. DOVER-FOXCROFT— It took five tries and women’s right to vote to form the combined town of Dover-Foxcroft, but it finally happened in March 1922.
2 years ago A holiday train that brings cheer to children and donates to food pantries will stop in Maine BROWNVILLE — A holiday train decked out in twinkling lights — and equipped with a boxcar that transforms into a stage for performers — plans to stop in Piscataquis County this winter.