The Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce this year’s recipient of the Business of the Year award, Herring Brothers Meats of Guilford.

By Sam Schipani, Bangor Daily News Staff If you are a Mainer with a family recipe that has been passed down for generations, here is the perfect opportunity to share it.

SEBEC — Last year, the first ever Whoopie Pie Sale in Celebration of Jimmy Mike’s Birthday was held and raised over $1,400 for the Sebec Reading Room and the Ecumenical Food Cupboard in Milo (now Dyer’s Hope House).

DEXTER — Volunteers are needed to help build 280 simple wood window inserts every day from Oct.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Pine Tree Hospice staff and direct care volunteers gathered at the Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church on Sept.

PORTLAND — Bishop Robert Deeley has authorized a special collection at all weekend Masses on Saturday, Sept.

Residents of Piscataquis County and the Katahdin region wondering where they may potentially go with their education and careers will have the opportunity to take an exploratory step in both directions with a free online 8-week course through Eastern Maine Community College and Eastern Maine Development Corp.

GREENVILLE — Five years after it began, and to the joy of church members and the community, the goal and objectives of the “Beginning a New Century of Faith” capital campaign at Holy Family Parish in Greenville have been met.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff KOKADJO — Northern Pride Lodge was bustling with activity on a Monday night.

Since 2001, the impact of pain on the nation’s wellness has been marked by Pain Awareness Month each September.

The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt across Maine communities, from the largest cities to the smallest rural towns.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Six women entrepreneurs have come together to offer their respective health services in one place.

Northern Light Home Care & Hospice has made a commitment to both Mayo and CA Dean hospitals to serve the patient population in Piscataquis County.

Observer photo/Stuart HedstromPULLING THEIR WEIGHT — Driver Mike Kirkpatrick of Whitefield and R&R Windows of Easthampton, Massachusetts guides Henry and Howie to a first-place performance in the 3,200 class of the horse pull at the 134th Piscataquis Valley Fair in Dover-Foxcroft on Aug.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Wednesday, Sept.

Maine has the distinction of being the most forested state in the country, with 89 percent of its area covered by woods.

Community members from across Penobscot County will be given an opportunity to shape priorities for community health at a special forum aimed at providing input to the region’s public health and healthcare organizations.

By Beth Ranagan DEXTER — In 2019 Gatherings 4 Main Street, the site of Dexter’s Seventh Day Adventist Church, opened under the direction of Dawn Tritch, the then assistant minister.