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SAD 41 shifting from winter to spring sports seasons

MILO — A winter sports season played under many adjustments during the COVID-19 pandemic is nearing an end, and in several weeks a modified spring sports season will start.

Pandemic has left backlog of criminal cases in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties

By Judy Harrison Bangor Daily News Staff There are 10,000 more criminal cases awaiting a resolution in Maine than there were a year ago, but the increase has been most pronounced in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties.

Penquis Valley National Honor Society inducts two new members

MILO — On Friday, Feb.

Essex Street bridge replacement included in MaineDOT 3-year work plan

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff One of Dover-Foxcroft’s two major bridges is slated for replacement as part of the Maine Department of Transportation’s recently released three-year work plan.

Whoopie Pie Festival organizers hope for in-person event Oct. 2

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Organizers of the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival announced Monday, Feb.

7 pandemic changes in Maine that are likely to stick around

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff It is hard to quantify how much the pandemic has changed life for Mainers, and we probably won’t have a full understanding until well after it’s become a terrible memory.

You can view Katahdin anytime you want thanks to these webcams

By Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News Staff Would you like to know what Katahdin, Maine’s tallest mountain, looks like this very second? You can.

SeDoMoCha Elementary reads to feed

DOVER-FOXCROFT — SeDoMoCha Elementary students in pre-kindergarten to grade 4 have been busy reading, not just for themselves but to help others in the inaugural Read to Feed event to benefit the Dover-Foxcroft Area Food Cupboard.

Snowshoeing up Mount Kineo is a glorious adventure that requires extra planning

By Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News Staff Difficulty: Strenuous.

Maine mountaineers recreate old photo atop Katahdin in business suits

By Aislinn Sarnacki, Bangor Daily News Staff On the rocky, snow-encrusted summit of Katahdin, Maine’s tallest mountain, two men wrestled into dress shirts, suit jackets and ties on Feb.

Alfond Foundation contribution completes Penquis Valley playground fundraising

MILO — A contribution of $28,734 from the Bill and Joan Alfond Foundation completes the fundraising efforts for a Penquis Valley School playground.

Center Theatre proposing Downtown Historic District in Dover-Foxcroft

DOVER-FOXCROFT — At the Dover-Foxcroft Planning Board Zoom meeting held on Feb.

Foxcroft’s Martin to join UMaine football program

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff What has been a frustrating time for many high school football players around the state — especially those in this year’s senior class — has been a lesson in patience for Logan Martin.

SAD 41 part of regional high school planning

MILO — A proposed regional high school, offering a number of vocational programs and college courses in addition to core subjects, would provide more opportunities than are currently available at individual high schools, according to area school district administrators involved in the project.

Foxcroft’s Rayfield signs to play field hockey at Division II power Saint Anselm

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — Ava Rayfield arrived at Foxcroft Academy four years ago as an already talented field hockey player.

Northern Light Health to ‘Go Red’ for women’s heart health on Friday

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States.

Lawsuit over Mayo’s merger with Northern Light dismissed

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff A superior court judge has dismissed a lawsuit objecting to the merger of the former Mayo Regional Hospital with Northern Light Health.

Building’s demolition clears space for future D-F intersection work

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The first tangible sign of an eventual widening project at one of the region’s more troublesome traffic intersections came into view this week with the demolition of the former Dead River Co.

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