The fifth annual 5K Walk/Run to “Wake the Silence” to support The JD Foundation will be held virtually on Saturday, Oct.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The $625,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program award to Northern Light Mayo Hospital will support the proposed PYSUP project- Preventing Youth Use of Alcohol and Tobacco in Piscataquis County.

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff Before a flock of sheep was stolen from — and then returned to —  a central Maine farm recently, Kathryn Piper never would have given the parked van a second thought.

GREENVILLE — A mile-long looping nature trail with eight interpretive panels designed by local high school students is now open to the public at the Nickerson Tree Farm on Route 15 (480 Moosehead Lake Road).

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Retired Educators Association met at the Bear’s Den on Sept.

By Valerie Royzman, Staff Writer COVID-19 booster shots were approved by the U.

For 35 years the Maine Community Foundation Piscatquis County Fund has awarded nearly $1 million in grants to nonprofits working to improve the quality of life in the region.

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GUILFORD — Picataquis Community Secondary School announces its 2021 Homecoming activities, the public is welcome.

By Caitlin Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Legislature on Wednesday breezed through approval of newly drawn legislative and congressional maps, shifting thousands of people from one congressional district to another and laying new political lines for the next decade.

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature is poised to vote today on new legislative and congressional maps that will account for the recent population shifts and shape the state’s politics for the next decade.

By Valerie Royzman, Staff Writer Nineteen buildings along East Main Street earned recognition as the Dover-Foxcroft Commercial Historic District, which is now on the National Register of Historic Places.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A FEMA grant seeking monies to replace nearly 20 air packs for the Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department was not successful.

Too many Mainers miss medical appointments because they lack transportation or go hungry because they are too proud to seek help.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — In recognition of the national Climate Week and Clean Energy Week in Maine and to announce significant progress toward the state’s goal of installing 100,000 high-efficiency heat pumps by 2025, Gov.

By Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News Staff Earlier this month, Susan Watson’s entire flock of sheep were stolen directly from her barn.

Let’s Go! has recognized Northern Light Mayo Hospital of Dover-Foxcroft with the Site of Distinction award for a commitment to improving children’s health at health centers in Dover-Foxcroft, Milo, and Corinth.

AUGUSTA — A 10-month program conducted by Efficiency Maine has helped 33 state governmental entities add electric vehicles to their municipal and transportation services fleets.