AUGUSTA – Martha Blodgett, of the Hibbard Skilled Nursing Center in Dover-Foxcroft, recently received the Maine Health Care Association (MHCA) 2015 Celebrating Excellence in Caregiving Award during a recognition ceremony held at the Augusta Civic Center.

      Observer photo/Jeannette Hughes The Piscataquis River bridge on the South Stagecoach Road in Atkinson was closed as a result of the heavy rainfall during the middle of last week.

By Stuart Hedstrom Staff Writer BLANCHARD — Two missing northbound thru-hikers were found safe on a flooded portion of the Appalachian Trail (AT).

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BLANCHARD — The Blanchard Preservation Society will hold its annual Harvest Jamboree on Saturday, Oct.

Contributed photo/Jason AgrellPREPARED FOR A CRUISE ON THE KATAHDIN — More than 200 Boy Scouts of America and their leaders from the Katahdin Area Council descended on Greenville Sunday for the grand finale of their weekend camporee, hosted this year by local BSA Troop 120 and the Penquis district.

  Photo courtesy of Tisbury Manor Chapter NSDAR On Friday, Sept.

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 Presented with Cooperator of the Year Award By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer SHIRLEY — Combining sustainable forestry with innovative forestry education on its 1,700 acres, Between the Rivers was presented with the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District’s (PCSWCD) Cooperator of the Year Award during a tour and ceremony on Sept.

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  KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — Military and civilian members of NATO’s Resolute Support assistance and training mission in Afghanistan participated in a memorial ceremony here Thursday honoring three slain DynCorp contractors, including Corey Dodge of Garland, Maine.

BLANCHARD — The Blanchard Preservation Society will have a potluck supper and program on “Civil War Soldiers from Blanchard” Friday, Sept.

The Spruce Run-Womancare Alliance has scheduled  its next hotline training for both Piscataquis and Penobscot counties to begin Sept.

to Garland man killed in Afghanistan   By Nick McCreaBDN Staff             EXETER, Maine — Hundreds of friends, family members, colleagues and complete strangers paid their final respects Wednesday to a Maine man whose lifelong passion for serving and protecting people was “part of his DNA.

By Judy HarrisonBDN Staff MILLINOCKET, Maine — Ultramarathon runner Scott Jurek, who on July 12 set a new record for his run on the Appalachian Trail, will go to trial if he can’t resolve three pending citations issued July 12 by rangers at Baxter State Park, his attorney said Monday.

  Under patchwork skies, the Sebec Lake Association Invasive Plant Patrol (SLA-IPP) team performed the first mapping event on Saturday, Aug.

By Nick Sambides Jr.

   PARKMAN — Parkman Grange members have announced a number of community and Grange events and projects planned throughout the fall.