By Emmett Gardner, The Maine Monitor DOVER-FOXCROFT – The most common argument Dover-Foxcroft Select Board Chair Tom Lizotte hears for keeping the town’s defunct dam on the Piscataquis River is it’s always been there, for as long as residents can remember.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Twenty-four hours makes a huge difference between safe ice and taking a cold swim this year.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Tuesday, Feb.

DOVER-FOXCROFT —  The 13th annual Dover-Foxcroft Firefighters Association Ice Fishing Derby took place on Sebec Lake Feb.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — At last month’s public forum the Mayo Mill Dam steering committee presented its recommendation  that  removing the dam and connecting facilities and building a riverfront park is in the town’s best interests moving forward.

BANGOR —  Penquis C.

By Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli, Houlton Pioneer Times Staff As total solar eclipse fever heightens and chasers get ready to view a cosmic rarity, eye safety precautions can get pushed aside for more glamorous plans.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff It’s not your imagination.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The GFWC/Miosac Club met Tuesday, Feb.

Grade 12, high honors: Ashton Ade, Bao Ngoc Gia Bach, Gage Beaudry, Huyen Khai Khloe Bui, Noah Cavanagh, Kristalyn Defries, Olivia Gage, Hilary Howard, Niksa Jasovic, Ella Rose Kazmierczak, Aleksander Krause, Ming Fou Lao, Richard Liu, Kemsley Marsters, Laney McGary, Kailey McLaughlin, Jose Mieres Legido, Danea Obratov, Samantha Ossenfort, Aubry Paradis, Zachary Peirce, Anh Phuong Pham, Wyatt Rayfield, Olivia Richardson, Dominick Scuderi, Owen Sherman, Jackson Smith, Aleksa Sviloskos, Ngoc Thi Bich Tang, Marcus Vargas Kononenko, Paige Weidman, Ateon Whitney; honors: Pau Argilaga Aubalat, Jackson Caruso, Marceli Cerek, Eliza Chambers, Cassandra Crockett, Jackson Day, Hieu Do, Blayz Fillmore, Devin Henderson, Jacob Johnson, Conner Johnston, Loc Nguyen Max Mai, Duong Dragon Nguyen, Elyse Nutter, Vitalii Oplachko, Taylor Pahlavan, Amara Perfect, Lauren Preble, Dominic Redmond, Gabriel Saunders, Allison Smith, Aaliyah Souza, Izetta Story, Logan Walton, Peyton Wellman, Elinal White-Charette, Kaiden Whitten.

Organizers of the Piscataquis Radar Runs have canceled the snowmobile races scheduled for March 2 in Dover-Foxcroft because of a lack of snow and warm weather in the forecast.

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine is uniquely situated for a front-row seat to a rare astronomical phenomenon.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Bangor’s largest health care system saw significantly lower financial losses in 2023 but was still in the red, as hospitals nationwide worked to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

BREWER – Northern Light Health is excited to release our 2023 Annual Report.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Anglers are invited to Sebec Lake for the 13th annual Dover-Foxcroft Firefighters Association Ice Fishing Derby on Saturday, Feb.

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DOVER-FOXCROFT — We are still in the midst of the 2023-24 school year but before you know it, another school year will be gone by.

A dog named Pua, who captivated a small Maine town when he went missing last June, is up for adoption to someone who will continue his training to become a therapy dog.