DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners approved a $175,000 increase to the 2024-25 Unorganized Territory budget during a meeting on Tuesday, June 4.

DEXTER — Thirteen members of the Piscataquis Region Retired Educators Association and one guest met at the FAMBily Restaurant in Dexter for their monthly meeting on May 28.

By Elizabeth Walztoni Plant sale and swap season is in full swing, and this year there are some new considerations to keep in mind while shopping.

SEBEC — After several years of operating a food truck, Jason and Allison McCormick have a permanent business home at the Sebec Country Store and Mainely Pastures Diner.

Photo courtesy of Three Rivers Kiwanis SERVICE HONOR — On May 29 Ken Jay, immediate past president of Three Rivers Kiwanis Milo/Brownville, received the Kiwanis Distinguished Service Certificate.

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University congratulates the following students on being named to the winter 2024 president’s list — January to May –  for attaining a grade point average of 3.

MILO — After eating at McLaughlin’s Family Restaurant, Tom Harrigan, namesake of the Harrigan Learning Center and Museum located just up Park Street, stumbled upon a Native American artifact in the parking lot between the building and his vehicle.

Northern Light Mayo and CA Dean Hospitals, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Piscataquis County, and Highland Area Gleaners announce seven free produce pop-up markets in Dover-Foxcroft, Milo, and Greenville.

MILO — The Milo Events and Bicentennial Committees invite the public to join a day of fun and festivities at the annual Black Fly Festival on Saturday, June 1.

AUGUSTA – Memorial Day Weekend marks the beginning of the boating season in Maine for many, and the Maine Warden Service is urging all boaters to wear your life jacket, boat safely, and if you are under 25 years of age, complete a boating safety education course.

Observer file photo/Stuart Hedstrom MEMORIAL DAY PARADE — The American Legion Post 41 color guard leads the annual Milo Memorial Day parade across the Henry “Butch” Heal Jr.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health shared people’s personal medical information with Facebook, a lawsuit filed last week alleges.

A new program aims to speed up and personalize job searches for residents of the Maine county with the state’s highest rate of unemployment.

Six residents are running for vacant seats on the Milo Select Board after a cluster of resignations earlier this month left just one member overseeing the town.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Last fall the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council put out a request for proposals to develop a hotel in Dover-Foxcroft.

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MILO — A proposed 2024-25 SAD 41 budget totaling $11,283,254 was approved during the annual district budget meeting in the Penquis Valley School cafeteria on Monday, May 20.

BREWER — This week, May 19-25, Northern Light Health is recognizing the dedication and commitment of our Emergency Medical Services team as part of National EMS Week.