By Nok-Noi RickerBDN Staff PARKMAN — A cow that escaped its owner en route to its new home on Aug.

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GARLAND — The theme for Garland Days 2016 is “Making a Splash” and Garland Grange is certainly doing just that.

By Meg HaskellBDN Staff There will come a day when Charlie Buzzell no longer feels comfortable leaving his wife, Dolores Buzzell, alone for even a few minutes while he tends to routine farm chores.

Volunteers from Moosehead Trails (MT) recently joined forces with the Maine Conservation Corps (MCC) to add trail to a new recreation area under construction east of Moosehead Lake.

  plans book sale, open house GARLAND — Plans are underway at the Lyndon Oak Memorial Library for a parade presence, a book sale and an open house serving cake and lemonade on Saturday, Sept.

BANGOR — Emera Maine is warning its customers to be suspicious of individuals claiming to be representing the utility, especially in situations demanding immediate payment.

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By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer A 14-year-old Appalachian Trail hiker from Virginia, who potentially broke his leg, was rescued off of Barren Mountain by the Maine Warden Service and Maine Army National Guard on Aug.

BANGOR — WLBZ 2 will honor five individual volunteers and two agencies for exceptional service to the community with a 2 Those Who Care Award in October, including Guilford resident Brian Woodworth.

  Student values summer internship AUGUSTA—This summer, Lydia Zepeda of Dover-Foxcroft participated in the Maine Government Summer Internship Program with the Maine Department of Labor.

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Katahdin Valley Health Center’s Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Claudette Humphrey as its new chief executive officer.

  Piscataquis Valley Fair promises something for everyone By Jason AgrellSpecial to the Piscataquis Observer You may have been to the Piscataquis Valley Fair before, but you’ve never been to this Piscataquis Valley Fair.

By Meg HaskellBDN Staff Like many rural communities in Maine, the Piscataquis County town of Milo, with a population of about 2,400, is struggling a bit these days.

By Judy HarrisonBDN Staff BANGOR — The murder trial of Robert Burton, the Abbot man who led police on the longest manhunt in state history, has been delayed because he fired his court-appointed attorney.

By Judy HarrisonBDN Staff BANGOR — Roger Belanger, 58, of Corinna and his daughter, Kelli Mujo, 40, of Wellington and Central Falls, Rhode Island, were found guilty Friday in U.

By Bill TrotterBDN Staff ACADIA NATIONAL PARK — A firm owned by Roxanne Quimby that hopes to donate more than 87,000 acres of land in northern Maine to the federal government for the creation of a national monument has completed a separate donation of 80 acres of land on Mount Desert Island to Acadia National Park.