When Piscataquis County voters head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Penquis will host the Maine Department of Health and Human Services Office for Family Independence at its Dover-Foxcroft office to increase access to services for Piscataquis County residents.

By Patty Wight, Maine Public The two largest hospital systems in Maine are grappling with capacity issues as several viruses are circulating in communities.

MILO — Veterans and their spouses residing in Piscataquis County who are in need are able to receive a free Thanksgiving food basket courtesy of Wilderness Walk for Warriors.

GUILFORD — Friends of Community Fitness had another successful year at the second annual Cycl-a-thon! Nearly 100 participants gathered in Guilford on Saturday, Oct.

By David Marino Jr.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff Tom Fritzsche has come full circle.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Commissioners rejected a proposal to bring broadband to residents, specifically those in unorganized territories, for the second time Tuesday.

ROCKLAND — The Worthington Scholarship Foundation proudly welcomes 403 new scholars to its program with $6.

MILO — Piscataquis County Democrats gathered at the Three Rivers Kiwanis Headquarters in Milo on Saturday, Oct.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — At the Oct.

GUILFORD — Instead of watching their teacher write on the whiteboard while they take notes, elementary students at Piscataquis Community Elementary School can see their lessons through the only 360-degree virtual reality room in a public school in Maine.

Piscataquis County Democrats continue to address the needs of hungry families through food drives and monetary donations.

GUILFORD — Piscataquis Community Elementary School students whose emotions may be getting the best of them and are in need of a quiet place for a respite now have a place to go.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Moderate to heavy rainfall is expected to sweep across the state at the end of the week, bringing down what is left of the fall foliage.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Northern Light Mayo Hospital recently welcomed an advanced new ambulance to its fleet thanks in part to funding from a USDA Emergency Rural Health Care grant.

By Ian Carey, Penquis Valley High School guidance counselor BANGOR — Fourteen girls from Penquis Valley High School and Piscataquis Community High School had the pleasure of attending the Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute Fall Forum on Sept.

Funding for energy audits of historic buildings is available from the Maine Community Foundation’s Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency grant program.