9 months ago Bowerbank Days returns in August BOWERBANK — Every five years the town of Bowerbank celebrates the community of 100-plus citizens and more seasonal residents on the shores of Sebec Lake with a celebration.
9 months ago Dover-Foxcroft adopts municipal appointment procedure DOVER-FOXCROFT — At times it can be challenging to find volunteers willing to serve on various municipal committees.
9 months ago Piscataquis County Ice Arena will see first major rock concert with Molly Hatchet DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Center Theatre has partnered with the Piscataquis County Ice Arena to bring the band Molly Hatchet to perform in Dover-Foxcroft.
9 months ago State plans to build in Allagash protected zone raises opposition By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The state’s plans to build storage buildings and make other changes at three ranger stations in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway has raised opposition from a group including guides led by the waterway’s former superintendent.
9 months ago Greenville gearing up for next month’s total solar eclipse GREENVILLE — The number of visitors won’t be known for sure until the day of the event as those coming to the Moosehead Lake Region for the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8 could total in the thousands or tens of thousands.
9 months ago Disaster loans available Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available for businesses and nonprofits from the U.
9 months ago Brown announces candidacy for House District 31 ORNEVILLE TOWNSHIP — Joseph Brown, D-Orneville Township announces his candidacy for the Maine House of Representatives District 31, which includes Atkinson Township, Brownville, Dover-Foxcroft, Lakeview Plantation, Medford, Milo, and Orneville Township.
9 months ago Dover-Foxcroft residents grapple with how dam removal could change their town DOVER-FOXCROFT — Sandy Perkins and her husband, David, live in their dream retirement home along the Piscataquis River, where they can watch kingfishers and loons dive and bald eagles soar overhead.
9 months ago It isn’t just about ice thickness anymore for the Maine fishing community By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Many ice fishermen have already turned their sights toward open water fishing, turkey hunting, boating or other spring activities.
9 months ago New leaders want to save a golf course from closing New leaders of the nearly century-old Piscataquis Country Club in Guilford are hoping expanded hours and new offerings draw enough interest to save the golf course from closing.
9 months ago This is what happens to animals during an eclipse By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff You probably won’t see any animals, birds or amphibians wearing special dark glasses during the upcoming total solar eclipse.
9 months ago 2024 ‘S-T-R-E-T-C-H your Teaching’ workshop offered to Maine educators Jessica Anderson of “Count ME In” will be the keynote speaker at the seventh annual “S-T-R-E-T-C-H your Teaching” workshop to be held Saturday, April 6 at the United Technologies Center Maine in Bangor from 9 a.
9 months ago Renovations underway for dispatch center move DOVER-FOXCROFT — The construction process to move the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center from cramped conditions in the Piscataquis County Jail in Dover-Foxcroft into the administrative unit of the sheriff’s office on the first floor of the same larger building has begun.
9 months ago The president of Thomas College is stepping down By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff WATERVILLE — The president of Thomas College is stepping down.
9 months ago CMP asks state to approve $162M storm recovery reimbursement By Ari Snider, Maine Public Central Maine Power is asking state regulators to approve $162 million in recovery costs following multiple major storms last year.
9 months ago Marching toward spring with Thompson Free Library By Kim Brawn March is when we start to feel — if not see — the hazy shade of winter finally lifting.
9 months ago Historical society releases Brownville Bicentennial 2024 booklets BROWNVILLE — The Brownville-Brownville Junction Historical Society has released the Bicentennial 2024 booklet sharing information about the history of the area and businesses in the area.
9 months ago Center Theatre hosts screening of the International Fly Fishing Film Festival DOVER-FOXCROFT – Center Theatre is proud to announce the first northern Maine screening of the International Fly Fishing Film Festival, set for 7 p.