2 years ago The face of hunting in Maine is changing By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Heading outside on a gorgeous fall day and enjoying the sights, sounds and experiences that Maine has to offer can be exhilarating.
2 years ago SeDoMoCha recognizes Students in the Spotlight DOVER-FOXCROFT — The SeDoMoCha School recognized the first Students in the Spotlight of the 2022-23 academic year on Oct.
2 years ago SeDoMoCha wins Penquis League championship DOVER-FOXCROFT — The SeDoMoCha Middle School girls soccer finished the 2022 season as champion of the Penquis League Large School division.
2 years ago D-F Select Board signs amended building use agreement for Central Hall Commons DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Select Board signed a building use agreement with the Maine Highlands Senior Center/Central Hall Commons during a meeting on Monday evening.
2 years ago Second Cycl-a-thon raises $32,000 for Community Fitness GUILFORD — Friends of Community Fitness had another successful year at the second annual Cycl-a-thon! Nearly 100 participants gathered in Guilford on Saturday, Oct.
2 years ago Susan Collins says she’d help fund rural redevelopment as appropriations chair GREENVILLE — If U.
2 years ago Washout derails train in Orneville A Canadian Pacific Railway train derailed in Orneville when it encountered a washout on the tracks long before daylight Wednesday, according to the Milo fire chief.
2 years ago Piscataquis commissioners say no a 2nd time to broadband DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Commissioners rejected a proposal to bring broadband to residents, specifically those in unorganized territories, for the second time Tuesday.
2 years ago Why an old train station in Greenville Junction has a roof shaped like a witch’s hat By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff Why does this building in Greenville have a roof shaped like a witch’s hat? A hundred years ago, trains passed through the town of Greenville on a nearly hourly basis, shuttling both passengers and Maine-made cargo like lumber, shoes, furniture and slate quarried in nearby Monson to and from destinations north to south.
2 years ago PCES launches virtual reality classroom GUILFORD — Instead of watching their teacher write on the whiteboard while they take notes, elementary students at Piscataquis Community Elementary School can see their lessons through the only 360-degree virtual reality room in a public school in Maine.
2 years ago Students can have a respite in PCES ‘Pirate Cove’ GUILFORD — Piscataquis Community Elementary School students whose emotions may be getting the best of them and are in need of a quiet place for a respite now have a place to go.
2 years ago Dover-Foxcroft Select Board approves broadband grant application DOVER-FOXCROFT — Another step toward connecting more unserved locations to high-speed broadband was taken with the approval of an application to the Maine Connectivity Authority that would use $106,650 in municipal ARPA funds.
2 years ago Penquis Valley and PCHS girls attend Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute Fall Forum By Ian Carey, Penquis Valley High School guidance counselor BANGOR — Fourteen girls from Penquis Valley High School and Piscataquis Community High School had the pleasure of attending the Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute Fall Forum on Sept.
2 years ago Wakeland among Maine Running Hall of Fame 2022 inductees The board of directors of the Maine Running Hall of Fame named nine individuals who have made significant contributions to the sport of running in Maine.
2 years ago Donald Trump Jr. shoots moose on hunt in Maine By Bill Trotter, Bangor Daily News Staff Donald Trump Jr.
2 years ago Three memorial bridges dedicated in Milo MILO — Three Milo residents who died in service of their country during the Vietnam War have been memorialized with the naming of bridges in their honor.
2 years ago Signs of the season Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom SIGNS OF THE SEASON — Foliage is turning to autumn colors along the Piscataquis River in Dover-Foxcroft.
2 years ago College students will train Piscataquis County to survive a cyber attack Piscataquis County will work with a team of University of Maine student researchers in Augusta and Presque Isle to become a victim of a cyberattack — on purpose.