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UNE and Tufts medical students learn firsthand the challenges, rewards of rural health care

DOVER-FOXCROFT — University of New England medical student Patrick Fitzhugh (D.

District attorney won’t seek reelection after 40-year career

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff The district attorney for Penobscot and Piscataquis counties won’t seek reelection after holding the position for nearly 40 years.

3 Piscataquis County officers are vying to replace outgoing sheriff

Three members of the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office have filed to run to succeed Sheriff Robert Young.

Finding Our Voices is preventing domestic abuse with statewide school tour

Teens are learning what is love and what is not love through an impactful Finding Our Voices program visiting 16 middle schools and high schools across six Maine counties through April.

MaineDOT releases work plan for projects in Piscataquis, Penobscot counties

Community Fitness hosts Superhero Fitness Party to fight hunger

GUILFORD — Community Fitness is calling all heroes to action! On Saturday, April 4 at 2 p.

Maine Whoopie Pie Festival comes in second in national competition

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Maine Whoopie Pie Festival organizers announced that the Festival won second place as the best Specialty Food Festival in USA Today’s 10Best Reader’s Choice Award.

Sangerville building committee looks to have social media presence

SANGERVILLE — To help keep the public better informed about its efforts to fix up the Sangerville Town Hall, the building committee is looking to be on several social media platforms.

Friends of the Dexter Meeting House chili cookoff results

DEXTER — The Friends of the Dexter Meeting House held its second annual chili cookoff on Saturday, March 7 at the First Universalist Church.

Greenville board approves airport master plan

GREENVILLE — A master plan for the Greenville Municipal Airport was approved by the select board during a March 4 meeting.

Northern Light Health is guiding the way in newly released annual report

BREWER — Northern Light Health is excited to release our 2025 Annual Report.

Network of advanced weather stations helps Maine farmers save time and money

University of Maine Cooperative Extension recently completed installation of an advanced weather station in Orono, the third such station in what will become a statewide Mesonet — a network of research-grade weather stations designed specifically for agriculture.

Spring flood risk low as Maine drought continues

By Molly Enking, Maine Public Despite normal snowfall this winter, Maine remains in a years-long drought with record low stream flow, which puts the state at below normal flood risk this spring, according to the Maine Emergency Management Agency.

SAD 41, Milo looking at sidewalk project

MILO — SAD 41 and the town of Milo are working together to have a sidewalk put in over the summer along Penquis Drive between West Main Street and the Penquis Valley School, to allow students to walk to and from the building and not be in the road with all the vehicle traffic before and after school.

The number of vacant homes in Maine is falling. Here’s what that means.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff The percentage of vacant homes fell statewide in recent years but it hasn’t made renting or buying in Maine any easier.

Northern Light Health wears blue for colorectal cancer awareness

Colorectal cancer, one of the most common cancers, is highly curable if found early.

Maine Forest Collaborative hosts rural high school students at UMaine

ORONO – On Feb.

MaineCF’s Piscataquis County Committee welcomes two new members

Sarah Curtis of Dover-Foxcroft and Pam Goulette of Guilford have joined the Maine Community Foundation’s Piscataquis County Committee.

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