Tired of dealing with poor internet connectivity, town officials and residents in Piscataquis and Penobscot counties formed their own coalition to bring broadband to their regions.

BANGOR – Eastern Maine Development Corporation was awarded $600,000 to provide workforce development services to young people and businesses in Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Washington counties.

DEXTER – Once again Wayside Grange & Theatre has received a generous donation from McKusick Petroleum in Dover-Foxcroft for 2022 to help us continue our projects.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — When a minor earthquake shook Sebec more than a week ago, Piscataquis County’s Emergency Management Agency director couldn’t get online to notify and update residents because of the spotty internet where she lives.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – On Tuesday Foxcroft Academy held a special ceremony to announce the Class of 2022 outstanding scholars at its annual Rose Award ceremony.

The Piscataquis County Economic Development Council has hired a new executive director at a time when big decisions that will affect the county’s future are pending.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Like many other organizations across the state and beyond, those involved with Partners for Peace — the domestic violence resource center for Piscataquis and Penobscot counties — did their best to navigate the pandemic.

By Kim Brawn “In a dark place we find ourselves, and a little more knowledge lights the way,” Yoda OK, so the diminutive Jedi Master was probably not talking about libraries, but he could have been.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Residents of Dover-Foxcroft are divided on whether an opioid addiction treatment office proposed for downtown is needed in the community.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Piscataquis Regional Food Center announces a new program, the Smile Pack Program.

The Center Theatre has announced that registration is open for the Center Theatre Children’s Summer Drama Camp.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A judge on Thursday ordered a Guilford woman accused of stealing more than $900,000 from her former employer over three years to be held on $25,000 cash bail.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A lot owned by the town on Central Avenue will be open for public parking in the coming weeks, the Dover-Foxcroft Select Board decided at a meeting Monday.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A proposed moratorium that would keep affordable housing out of Dover-Foxcroft’s historic district is confounding local officials during a time when Mainers statewide are already struggling to find places to live.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Residents of Dover-Foxcroft approved an ordinance that requires medical marijuana caregivers in town to have a permit and meet standards for location, odor management and other factors during their annual town meeting.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff A Guilford woman has been charged with stealing more than $900,000 from her former employer over three years.

Photo courtesy of Maine Highlands FCU BENEFIT SUNFLOWERS – Monty Moose, mascot for Maine Highlands FCU, poses in Dover-Foxcroft with several “sunflowers” that were sold to raise funds for Ukraine.

By Rosemary Lausier, Bangor Daily News Staff Although it’s likely no one felt too much of the earthquake that shook Sebec on Saturday, that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.