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Foxcroft Academy to host open house, college fair, and senior planning night

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Wednesday, Sept.

2020 Maine Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year to honored at Forestry Field Day

Maine has the distinction of being the most forested state in the country, with 89 percent of its area covered by woods.

Miss Maple trio crowned at 134th Piscataquis Valley Fair

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Three girls will reign as Miss Maple in three respective age groups for the next year after being crowned during the sixth annual Miss Maple Pageant on Saturday morning, Aug.

Center Theatre holding Whoopie Pie Eating Contest

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft announced that it will be holding a Whoopie Pie Eating Contest as a fundraiser on Sunday, Sept.

Maine needs more than a foot of soaking rain to end drought

By Alexander MacDougall, Houlton Pioneer Times Staff HOULTON — Some of Maine’s rivers have the lowest water levels they’ve seen in decades, and it would take more than a foot of rain to pull Maine out of the drought it has been in for the second straight summer.

Unvaccinated Mainers say FDA approval won’t persuade them to get the shot

By David Marino Jr.

Demand for COVID-19 tests goes up nearly a third in Maine

By David Marino Jr.

Piscataquis, Penobscot and Waldo counties are Maine’s current COVID-19 hot spots

By Lia Russell Piscataquis, Penobscot and Waldo counties have had the highest rates of new coronavirus cases in recent weeks as the highly contagious delta variant has taken hold and the counties’ lower-than-average vaccination rates have persisted.

Cool off at one of these Maine swimming spots

By Lynne Fort, Bangor Daily News Staff With temperatures set to climb into the 90s today and much of the state under a heat advisory, many Mainers will be trying to stay cool.

Civil War presentation Sept. 1

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Civil War author and historian Brian Swartz will speak at the Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society meeting on Wednesday evening Sept.

Dover-Foxcroft municipal articles placed on Nov. 2 referendum ballot

DOVER-FOXCROFT — When Dover-Foxcroft residents head to the polls in November, they will be voting on articles concerning the creation of ATV routes and the permitting of certain retail marijuna facilities.

Maine TREE Foundation Teacher Tour visits Piscataquis County

The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District was approached by the executive director of the Maine TREE Foundation, Jonathan LaBonte, to take part in their annual Teacher Tour.

Man who shot relative in Shirley in 2019 found guilty of attempted murder

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff A Superior Court judge on Monday, Aug.

Maine housing market shows signs of cooling with July sales down 5 percent

By Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Staff Existing home sales in Maine showed signs of cooling in July, even though sales outpaced pre-pandemic numbers, according to data from state and national real estate groups.

Take comfort with Thompson Free Library

By Kim Brawn In the before times, uncertainty seemed at arm’s length.

Firefighting training session

Observer photo/Stuart HedstromTRAINING SESSION — Approximately 20 firefighting trainees from more than a half dozen departments across the region took part in a live burn session on the morning of Sunday, Aug.

The man who ran Piscataquis County’s Enchanted Forest can’t wait to get back to the woods

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff Once upon a time, in a land not very far away, there was a man who lived near an enchanted forest.

Center Theatre begins free afterschool program

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre in Dover Foxcroft announced that it is offering a free afterschool program for area high school kids starting on Sept.

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