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.

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.

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.

By David Marino Jr.

By David Marino Jr.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Bus # 51 Tal Lyford AM: Dexter Road, Shaw Road, Sangerville Line Road, Starbird Siding Road, Dexter Road/South Street to town, Pine Street, Foxcroft Academy, SeDoMoCha PM: SeDoMoCha, Foxcroft Academy, Pine Street, South Street, Dexter Road, Shaw Road, Sangerville Line Road, Starbird Siding Road.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Among the many efforts of the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council to improve the region are the development of an economic development strategy and a broadband planning grant project.