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Center Theatre board holds annual meeting

DOVER-FOXCROFT – At the Center Theatre Board of Directors annual meeting on Jan.

6 Maine restaurants you can reach on a snowmobile or cross-country skis

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff It’s finally snowy enough across Maine to have some long-delayed outdoor winter fun.

Androscoggin Bank opens business office in Guilford

GUILFORD — Lewiston-based Androscoggin Bank has opened a business development office in Guilford.

Maine State Parks see slight decline in use during 2023

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Bureau of Parks and Lands Director Andy Cutko announced a slight decline in visitation to Maine State Parks during 2023, with 2.

Greenville looking at housing ordinance changes

GREENVILLE — In late April 2022 Gov.

$120K in MaineCF grants support transportation programs across the state

The Maine Community Foundation has awarded $120,000 to nonprofit organizations that provide transportation services to Mainers.

Postal Service seeks residents help clearing a path to mailboxes

Snow and ice in New England this time of year are no surprise.

Grove City College dean’s list

GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania — The following student was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2023 semester at Grove City College: Andrew Marston, a computer science major from Dover-Foxcroft, has been named to the dean’s list with high distinction.

Strategic plan guides Shaw Public Library

GREENVILLE — Located downtown on the Lily Bay Road, the Shaw Public Library serves residents of Greenville and surrounding communities and visitors to the Moosehead Lake Region alike.

124 years after Buffalo Bill visited Maine, artists honor the show’s forgotten Filipino actors

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A historic Maine theater’s marquee is displaying the names of Filipino performers who were part of the iconic “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West” show that visited the state in 1900.

Dover-Foxcroft restaurant closed indefinitely after attic blaze relights

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Dover-Foxcroft restaurant is closed indefinitely after an attic fire that restarted after it was believed to be out.

Mainely Character opens 2024 scholarship applications

Mainely Character is now accepting applications for scholarships for Maine high school seniors graduating in 2024 and attending post-secondary schools.

Firefighters battle blaze at Dover-Foxcroft restaurant

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Dover-Foxcroft restaurant escaped a worse fate thanks to quick work of firefighters.

York County Community College announces fall honors

WELLS — York County Community College students are recognized each semester for their outstanding academic achievements.

December wind storm caused at least $20M in infrastructure damage

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff Gov.

Prouty Auto Body has been serving the region for five decades

DOVER-FOXCROFT — For about five decades Prouty Auto Body has served the region as a full-service, locally-owned collision repair facility.

County looking at ways to fund storm-damaged road repairs

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Early estimates have Piscataquis County Unorganized Territory roads sustaining around $80,000 in damages from last month’s wind and rain storm, with the water washing out portions of the dirt travelways and these needing to be graded.

Victim services across Maine brace for 60-percent funding cut

By Erin Rhoda, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine organizations that serve crime victims are facing a likely loss of $5.

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