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Tipoff for Foxcroft Academy championship basketball book launch

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The 1975 Class B championship Foxcroft Academy basketball team star Kevin Nelson and head coach Skip Hanson joined author David Albee at the Center Theatre for a book launch on Feb.

Milo man’s hobby takes YouTube followers underwater in Maine’s lakes and ponds

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff It started out as a curiosity.

Mayo Mill Dam Committee to bring recommendations to D-F Select Board

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Last June, Dover-Foxcroft voters rejected a referendum article concerning removal of the downtown Mayo Mill Dam on the Piscataquis River, meaning citizens were in favor of using tax money to fund studies, permits and repair costs for the structure.

Campaign begins to purchase Big Moose Mountain

GREENVILLE — Several weeks after launching a campaign to purchase the Big Moose Mountain ski property, a local nonprofit is nearly a sixth of the way to its $5.

Dover-Foxcroft looking at the future of the Mayo Mill Dam

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dover-Foxcroft voters rejected a referendum article last June concerning removal of the downtown Mayo Mill Dam on the Piscataquis River, indicating they were in favor of using tax money to fund studies, permitting, and repair costs for the structure.

SeDoMoCha recognizes Student in the Spotlight honorees

DOVER-FOXCROFT — SeDoMoCha School students are encouraged to SOAR every day.

New book looks at 1975 Foxcroft Academy boys basketball state championship season

Event to celebrate the title launch Feb.

Three teens honored for rescuing couple from Atkinson house fire

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Friday, Jan.

You can buy an abandoned Victorian home in Sangerville for $52,000

By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff SANGERVILLE — A stately Victorian home in Sangerville that sat vacant and unlocked for years before being seized by the town is now on the market for only $52,000.

These hulking machines in Maine are the last of their kind in the world

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff The word “galamander” brings to mind some sort of mythical beast.

Snowmobile clubs are desperate for snow even as some trails open

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine’s snowmobilers are on the cusp of having a good year, if they could just get more snow.

SAD 4, SAD 46 to submit new application for regional high school

GUILFORD — The Maine Department of Education has a new proposal for a regional comprehensive high school, Superintendent Kelly MacFadyen said during a Jan.

Mayo Mill Dam Review committee to hold public meeting early next month

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Mayo Mill Dam Review Committee is planning a public meeting for 6 p.

Penquis Recreation Department director hired

MILO — Late last year Milo and Brownville officials voted in favor of merging the two neighboring communities’ recreation departments into a new Penquis Recreation Program.

This brook trout barely fit through an 8-inch hole

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Kyle Jacques thought he had a large small-mouth bass on his ice fishing trap line because of the fish’s behavior.

SAD 41 AOS withdrawal referendum set for Feb. 12

Public hearing will be Jan.

Additional emergency radio system funds sought

DOVER-FOXCROFT — During the fall Piscataquis County officials heard an update from consultant Normand Boucher of Communications Design Consulting Group of Barrington, New Hampshire on the emergency radio system project.

SeDoMoCha recognizes Student in the Spotlight honorees

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Dec.

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