6 months ago MaineCF awards $66K to support Piscataquis County organizations that strengthen communities More than $66,000 in Maine Community Foundation grants will help strengthen nonprofit organizations and projects in Piscataquis County.
6 months ago This fishing guide gave a 12-year-old a lifetime experience By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Todd Mercer of Poland saw the boy fly fishing at the boat launch of Big Eddy Campground for a couple of days.
6 months ago Milo firefighters receive emergency drinking water donation from Anheuser-Busch MILO — Anheuser-Busch and Valley Beverage of Oakland joined forces with the National Volunteer Fire Council to deliver more than 2,300 cans of emergency drinking water to the Milo Fire Department as part of the brewer’s larger effort to provide 1.
6 months ago That fish on your buddy’s wall may not be real By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Gene Bahr of Sebago quit taxidermy cold turkey after 47 years of preserving people’s memories through thousands of life-like mounts of animals, birds and fish.
6 months ago Millinocket teen was Maine’s 1st moose crash fatality since 2020 By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff July 9’s fatal moose crash was the first in Maine in four years.
6 months ago Dexter council approves near $7M budget DEXTER — The Dexter Town Council approved a $6,996,747 municipal budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year during a July 11 meeting.
6 months ago You can hike in Maine and Morocco and be in the same mountain range By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers in the northern half of the state are used to seeing an eclectic array of people winding their way along the Appalachian Trail — usually, in the final few hundred miles of the more than 2,000 mile journey by foot that begins in Georgia and ends on Katahdin, a spectacular finale for one of the most epic hikes in the world.
6 months ago Guilford hosts Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall GUILFORD — For more than four days the town of Guilford is hosting the Vietnam Memorial Traveling Wall.
6 months ago Committee looking at Piscataquis County emergency radio system DOVER-FOXCROFT — Since 2020 Piscataquis County and municipal emergency officials have been working to update outdated infrastructure and long-running problems with the county’s radio communications for emergency personnel.
6 months ago King Treats crowns the top ice cream cone maker GREENVILLE — Kings Treats, located on 32 Pritham Avenue next to Harris Drug Store, had a little fun over this past weekend.
6 months ago Students and families at SeDoMoCha kick off Hot Lunch Summer with new SUN Bucks program DOVER-FOXCROFT — Students and families gathered at the SeDoMoCha School on June 24 to kick off the 2024 Hot Lunch Summer Meal Program and the new SUN Bucks benefit.
7 months ago Guilford will host Vietnam Memorial Traveling Wall GUILFORD — The town of Guilford is honored to announce that it will be hosting the Vietnam Memorial Traveling Wall, a poignant and powerful tribute to the brave men and women who served in the Vietnam War.
7 months ago 6,000 attend 2024 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival DOVER-FOXCROFT — The day started with showers, but by mid-morning it was perfect whoopie pie weather for the 6,000 people who came to Dover-Foxcroft to get their fill of Maine’s Official State Treat during the 15th Maine Whoopie Pie Festival on Saturday, June 22.
7 months ago See this moose in velvet in a Maine pond By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Bull moose use their antlers during mating season to show their dominance when trying to compete with other males for potential mates.
7 months ago Dexter officials working on municipal budget DEXTER — Dexter town officials are currently developing a municipal budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year.
7 months ago Maine Whoopie Pie Festival returns on Saturday in Dover-Foxcroft DOVER-FOXCROFT — Maine’s beloved Whoopie Pie Festival will return Saturday June 22 with live wrestling and a record number of bakers from around the state.
7 months ago SeDoMoCha students stick it to the principal DOVER-FOXCROFT — Soon after walking into the gymnasium for a mid-morning assembly on the final day of school on June 14, SeDoMoCha School Principal Adam Gudroe found himself in a sticky situation.