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MaineDOT plans repairs for East Main Street bridge in Dover-Foxcroft

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Maine Department of Transportation engineers are expected to remove unstable pieces of concrete on a bridge along East Main Street in December, Town Manager Jack Clukey said during the Dover-Foxcroft Select Board meeting Monday.

Cooking fire causes minor damage to Dover-Foxcroft house

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Friday night cooking fire left a two-story house in Dover-Foxcroft largely unaffected besides a damaged microwave and the lingering smell of smoke.

At Home, Furniture, Appliance, and Bedding Chamber ribbon cutting Nov. 18

DOVER-FOXCROFT — In June, after 36 years, Dave’s World of Dover-Foxcroft announced the sale of the home and appliance portion of their company.

‘Nimblewill Nomad,’ 83, is oldest to hike Appalachian Trail

By The Associated Press An 83-year-old from Alabama started walking when he retired more than a quarter-century ago — and never stopped.

Commissioner Makin, Dr. Shah, school nurses honored for distinguished service

The Maine School Boards Association awarded Distinguished Service Awards this year to Department of Education Commissioner Pender Makin, Maine CDC Director Dr.

SAD 41 board accepts $6,900 grant for Penquis Valley Community Playground

MILO — Efforts to continue adding to the Penquis Valley Community Playground have received a boost with the awarding of a $6,906 grant from the Gloria C.

Gov. Mills allocates millions to weatherize homes and boost clean energy careers

By Lia Russell, Bangor Daily News Staff As heating prices continue to rise and winter approaches, Gov.

SAD 46 officials optimistic about district case number improvement

DEXTER — Administrators across SAD 46 are feeling hopeful that COVID-19 case and quarantine numbers in district schools are coming down and the worst may be over.

MaineDOT monitoring damaged East Main Street bridge in Dover-Foxcroft

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Maine Department of Transportation engineers are monitoring and planning potential repairs for a piece of a bridge along East Main Street that appears to be crumbling.

Strange animal sightings on the rise as the pandemic drives more Mainers into the woods

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily New Staff To the casual observer, it looks like there are more albino or piebald critters wandering around the Maine woods or flying overhead these days.

$3K reward offered for Harmony deer poacher

HARMONY — Game wardens are offering a $3,000 reward to catch a poacher.

Penobscot County wants to add 100 beds to its aging, overcrowded jail

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff BANGOR — Penobscot County is asking architectural firms for proposals to add about 100 beds to its existing jail on Hammond Street in Bangor, marking the county’s latest attempt to ease overcrowding at the 161-year-old facility that regularly exceeds its licensed capacity of 157 inmates.

RSU 68 residents to vote on central office building

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Residents of the four RSU 68 communities will vote via referendum on Tuesday, Dec.

Nov. 2 election results

Commissioners uphold town vote on Shirley’s Blanchard Road

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A decade-plus disagreement over winter maintenance of the Blanchard Road in Shirley between the town and a resident will likely now be headed to court for a solution.

Kinney promoted to brigadier general

By Emily AdamsWASHINGTON, D.

County Democrats hold food drive

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Democrats held another food drive on Saturday, Oct.

MaineCF celebrates 35 years of the Piscataquis County Fund

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Community Foundation celebrates the 35th anniversary of the Piscataquis County Fund, one of the organization’s 15 funds that support grantees from each county.

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