3 months ago Nov. 5 local election results HOUSE DISTRICT 30 Representing Abbot, Beaver Cove, Bowerbank, Greenville, Guilford, Monson, Parkman, Sangerville, Sebec, Shirley, Willimantic plus the unorganized territories of Blanchard Township, Northeast Piscataquis Barnard and Elliottsville Townships) and Northwest Piscataquis (88 percent of precincts reported) James White, R-Guilford* 3,258 W.
3 months ago CA Dean Hospital employees honored for years of service GREENVILLE — Northern Light CA Dean Hospital celebrated 17 employees for their nearly 200 years of collective service at a recent award ceremony.
3 months ago Piscataquis County emergency radio system project progresses DOVER-FOXCROFT — For more than four years Piscataquis County and municipal emergency officials have been working to update outdated infrastructure and long-running problems with the county’s radio communications for emergency personnel.
3 months ago Pine Tree Hospice launches programs in ‘Wishes and Living Wills’, ‘Grief Calls’, ‘Grief Support for Children’ DOVER-FOXCROFT — Pine Tree Hospice, Piscataquis County’s only state licensed non-medical volunteer organization serving those with life-limiting conditions, care partners, and those grieving, is excited to announce the successful launch of two innovative programs.
3 months ago Mills Administration celebrates 50th anniversary of Community Development Block Grant Program BELFAST — Economic & Community Development Commissioner Heather Johnson recently joined community leaders in Belfast to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Community Development Block Grant Program.
3 months ago Maine students experience what it’s like to be lost on Katahdin By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, Houlton Pioneer Times Staff For 98 minutes, about 1,600 school kids, from Millinocket to Fort Fairfield, will be transported into the sometimes terrifying tale of the boy who survived alone in the harshest of Maine landscapes.
3 months ago Jared Golden and Austin Theriault take quiet approaches to final leg of 2nd District race By Bill Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff The matchup between U.
3 months ago Maine billionaire makes it onto list of richest Americans By Bill Trotter, Bangor Daily News Staff In what may be a first, a Mainer has been named by Forbes Magazine as one of the 400 wealthiest living Americans.
3 months ago A doomed flag shift and 3 other lessons from a surprising poll of Maine By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff The long-discussed effort to change Maine’s state flag is heading toward defeat, according to a surprising poll released Friday that carried other lessons ahead of the Nov.
3 months ago New poll finds Jared Golden and Donald Trump leading Maine’s 2nd District By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff A new poll released the Friday before the Nov.
3 months ago Efficiency Maine’s heat pump and heat pump water heater initiatives receive ‘Leader of the Pack’ award AUGUSTA — Efficiency Maine’s success accelerating the electrification of home heating was honored today with the prestigious “Leader of the Pack” award from The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
3 months ago Local school staple ‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ from 1939 hits the big screen nationwide By David Sharp, The Associated Press Most Maine schoolchildren know about the boy lost for more than a week in 1939 after climbing the state’s tallest mountain.
3 months ago PCEDC annual meeting will recognize Myrick Award recipient Clukey DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Economic Development Council is pleased to announce its choice for the 2024 Warren “Pete” Myrick Award, Jack Clukey of Dover-Foxcroft.
3 months ago Fidium Fiber expands to Guilford GUILFORD — Fidium Fiber has expanded its symmetrical, multi-gig speed internet service to Guilford making its future-proof fiber network available to more than 800 homes and businesses.
3 months ago Dover-Foxcroft Villages Project concept design completed DOVER-FOXCROFT — A preliminary concept design for downtown Dover-Foxcroft transportation improvements for the Villages Partnership Initiative Project has been completed by Gorrill Palmer with input from the Maine Department of Transportation.
3 months ago What we learned from the 1st debate between Angus King and 2 challengers By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff U.
3 months ago Greenville ski area is for sale after developer’s grand plans fell through By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff A partially defunct ski area in northern Maine was listed for sale Monday for $27 million after a developer’s big plans for it fell through over the summer.
3 months ago Brownville Elementary third-graders gain lots of words BROWNVILLE — Grade 3 students at the Brownville Elementary School now have thousands of words and accompanying definitions at their fingertips, along with other assorted facts.