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Burgess is the Find the Whoopie Pie Contest grand prize winner

Observer photo/Keri Foster FIND THE WHOOPIE PIE CONTEST WINNER — Darlene Burgess of Dover-Foxcroft, center, is the Piscataquis Observer’s 2021 Find the Whoopie Pie Contest winner.

4 more Mainers have died and another 603 coronavirus cases reported across the state

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Commission still at loggerheads over redrawing Maine Senate districts

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s bipartisan redistricting commission approved Maine House and congressional maps Friday morning but was not able to achieve consensus on Senate districts with just days until its deadline, raising the specter that the issue will end up in court.

Maine woman accused of calling in 2 bomb threats to get her boyfriend out of work

By Lynne Fort, Bangor Daily News Staff An Etna woman was arrested Thursday after being accused of calling in two separate bomb threats to Puritan Medical Products in Pittsfield.

SAD 4 receives $24,500 to shrink ‘digital divide’

Historic district created in downtown Dover-Foxcroft

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre announced that the downtown Dover-Foxcroft National Commercial Historic District had been officially recognized by the U.

714 more coronavirus cases have been reported across Maine

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Patient count drops at EMMC after record hospitalizations last weekend

By Lia Russell, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center set another record for the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations last weekend before the number of patients dropped by about a fifth in the subsequent five days.

COVID-19 cases rising at Greenville school district, where masking is optional

By Valerie Royzman, Staff Writer GREENVILLE — Following a cluster of COVID-19 cases at Greenville Consolidated School this week, another four people tested positive on Wednesday, according to a parent letter posted on the district website.

Maine home sales in August decline for the second month in a row

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Sales of existing single-family homes in Maine were down almost 5 percent in August compared to the previous year, a sign that the hot real estate market may be leveling off, according to a state real estate group.

How the Appalachian Mountain Club created a 4-season destination in Maine

This first appeared in the October 2021 issue of Bangor Metro Magazine.

Paul LePage renews old push to eliminate Maine’s income tax at 2022 campaign kickoff

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Former Gov.

2 more Mainers have died and another 716 coronavirus cases reported across the state

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Two more Mainers have died as health officials on Thursday reported another 716 coronavirus cases across the state.

Enjoy a unique Maine dish by making the ‘Wassookeag Special’, and share your own family recipes

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.

Second annual whoopie pie sale for Jimmy Mike’s birthday

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).

U.S. Sen. Collins announces $375,000 for Pine Tree Legal Assistance

County officials looking at options for radio upgrades

Duggan hired as new EMA director DOVER-FOXCROFT — Those involved in upgrading the county’s public safety radio system agree that improvements are needed, but the question is how the near $5 million cost will be covered.

Paul LePage and the GOP are working together on legislative races for a change

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA, Maine — Former Gov.

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