DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Economic Development Council is pleased to announce Donna Hathaway and the late James “Jim” Macomber, both of Dover-Foxcroft as the recipients of the 2026 Warren “Pete” Myrick Community Service Award.

MONSON — Last June voters in the Dover-Foxcroft area school district approved a 2026-27 budget totaling nearly $15.

BREWER – Starting at age 40, women can schedule a screening mammogram without a referral.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Partners for Peace, the domestic violence resource center for Penobscot and Piscataquis counties, has several events and opportunities for the community to get involved.

ORONO – The Libra Foundation will invest $1.

MILLINOCKET – The Maine Forest Products Council recognized Sen.

Observer photo/Stuart HedstromHALL OF FAMERS — During halftime of Foxcroft Academy’s 2026 Homecoming football game, members of the Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2026 was recognized.

AUGUSTA — The Housing Opportunity Program at the Maine Office of Community Affairs launched the Manufactured Housing Community Data Dashboard.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Culvert work has started on the Ski Resort Road leading up Big Moose Mountain.

BREWER — We’ve all heard them before, “The flu actually gives you the flu,” “the flu shot isn’t effective” or “the flu is basically just a common cold.

Valley Grange of Guilford members and friends will soon return to school to celebrate Dictionary Days at five local elementary schools.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — To mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America, the Maine Historical Society brought a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence it has had in its collection since the early 20th century to each of the state’s 16 counties to provide everyone the opportunity to see one of the nation’s most important documents.

The Worthington Scholarship Foundation is pleased to announce that more than 1,000 Maine high school graduates have received the 2026 Worthington Scholarship.

By Peter McGuire, Maine Public Drought is expanding in Maine and raising concerns about a second straight year of harm to agriculture, water supplies and increased wildfire risk.

MONSON — More than a quarter century ago Jemma Gascoine noticed an ad for an evening pottery class when she flipped through a copy of “Time Out London” magazine someone had left on a seat of the London train back in her native United Kingdom.

CHARLESTON — Students attending the SeDoMoCha School and Foxcroft Academy are now about a week into classes for the 2026-27 academic year.

AUGUSTA  – The Maine State Police and the Maine State Troopers Foundation have partnered to honor the lives and sacrifices of the first responders who died on Sept.

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