DOVER-FOXCROFT — In large part due to continuing a tradition of integrity in sales and service, as well as being part of the community under new ownership, Rowell’s Garage & Car Wash has been selected as the Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce 2020 Business of the Year.

The hiker found dead on Katahin’s Baxter peak last week has been identified as Nathan Leigh Bell, 27, of Walkersville, Maryland, according to officials.

This year’s moose seasons are bucking traditional wisdom, according to the state’s moose biologist, who said he was a bit surprised that 81 percent of hunters in the first six-day season, which was staged two weeks ago, filled their tags during a hot week of hunting.

A “solid inch” of rain will hit Maine on Tuesday and it could begin to relieve the state’s drought, according to the National Weather Service.

PITTSFIELD — The Piscataquis County company that’s one of the world’s two largest makers of COVID-19 testing swabs said Monday, Oct.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — More than a month into offering several methods of instruction, students and staff at the SeDoMoCha School are doing their best to cope with the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Reversing waterfalls, dormant volcanoes, ancient fossils and many more geological wonders in Maine can be uncovered by searching for EarthCaches.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The chief of the Dover-Foxcroft Police Department has resigned after being arrested last month for allegedly attempting to strangle a woman with whom he was having an affair.

Two recent deaths on Katahdin, Maine’s tallest mountain, have stirred conversation about hiking safety, raising questions like: “What kind of safety gear should you carry besides water, snacks and a headlamp?”   First of all, accidents happen, and sometimes they’re entirely out of our hands.

The  Maine Association of REALTORS has endorsed Rep.

Photo courtesy of Piscataquis County Democratic CommitteePINE TREE HOSPICE DONATION — The Piscataquis County Democratic Committee is donating a percentage of the proceeds from the September Virtual Fall Fundraiser to several non-profit organizations in Piscataquis County.

BAXTER STATE PARK — The body of an unidentified male was found Thursday, Oct.

It has been a rocky year for Maine’s first-in-the-nation system of ranked-choice voting, but the method has survived court challenges and will be used in the U.

A veteran Massachusetts journalist has died after a 50-foot fall on Katahdin.

DEXTER — A new RE/MAX Real Estate office is opening in Dexter, but make no mistake, Jim and Charlie Quimby are no strangers to the world of real estate.

BAXTER STATE PARK —  A 75-year-old year old man from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, was airlifted by a Maine Army National Guard UH60L Blackhawk helicopter after becoming benighted on the Knife Edge and sustaining injuries from a fall.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Charities has been serving this community for over 80 years.

The Christian Civic League of Maine has announced its 2020 Maine State House candidate endorsements.