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Foxcroft Academy Key Club receives Theatre seat plaque

Photo courtesy of Center Theatre KEY CLUB SEAT PLAQUE – After a recent donation to the Center Theatre by the Foxcroft Academy Key Club, the Theatre presented the Key Club with a seat plaque that will be a permanent addition to the Center Theatre auditorium.

Pine Tree Camp on the Road comes to Guilford

GUILFORD — Kids with disabilities in Piscataquis County can experience the freedom and fun of Pine Tree Camp this summer right in their own backyard.

Brownville Junction High School Alumni Association scholarships

BROWNVILLE — The Brownville Junction High School Alumni Association has awarded scholarships to children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of members of the group since 1983.

SeDoMoCha shines the spotlight on outstanding students and staff

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Each month the SeDoMoCha School recognizes “Students in the Spotlight” celebrating pupils from kindergarten to grade 8 and a staff member who teachers and staff have determined best demonstrate a specific positive attribute or characteristic chosen for the timeframe from the Habits of Mind (a set of life skills for educators and parents).

Broadband coalition looks to get the region connected

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Earlier this year town officials and residents in and around Piscataquis and Penobscot counties formed a broadband coalition to deal with ongoing poor internet connectivity.

Dexter Regional High School May Students of the Month

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School STUDENTS OF THE MONTH – The Dexter Regional High School is pleased to announce the May Students of the Month as selected by the faculty and staff for being exemplary students.

State’s decision on proposed ski resort could determine Moosehead region’s future

GREENVILLE — Community members and officials packing a public hearing Tuesday debated whether a proposal to redevelop a partially defunct ski area in Piscataquis County is viable enough to bring long-term prosperity to the region.

Inflation is squeezing Maine loggers

By Nicole Ogrysko, Maine Public Thomas Douglass usually looks forward to the end of spring mud season, when most independent loggers like himself return to the woods after a month-long break.

Homes on Maine’s coast now cost nearly $160K more than inland ones

By David Marino Jr.

SeDoMoCha hosts Elementary Community Night

DOVER-FOXCROFT – On June 1 the SeDoMoCha School held an Elementary Community Night.

$10.8M SAD 41 budget moved for Tuesday’s referendum

MILO — A slightly adjusted proposed 2022-23 SAD 41 budget totaling $10,818,490 was approved during the annual district budget meeting in the Walter “Eddie” Oakes Gymnasium at the Penquis Valley School on Monday.

Group building mountain bike trails in Moosehead region gets $10,000 from Piscataquis County

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commission is contributing $10,000 toward a project that will bring 25 miles of bike trails to the Moosehead Lake region.

Foxcroft Academy Horizon Scholarship winners

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Two students and two faculty members were presented Horizon Scholarships by Tom Lizotte of the Board of Trustees at Foxcroft Academy on June 6.

Collins announces nearly $2M for Maine airports

Meet the candidates for the SeDoMoCha school board

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dover-Foxcroft voters will have a chance to choose two of five candidates for seats on Regional School Unit 68’s school board during the referendum on Tuesday, June 14.

Public hearing for proposed Moosehead Lake ski resort will happen Tuesday

A hearing for the public to weigh in on the proposed $113.

Memorial Day remembrance ceremony at Garland Veterans Memorial

GARLAND – On the glorious Memorial Day morning of May 30, approximately 50 people gathered at the Garland Veterans Memorial for a remembrance ceremony.

Overdose deaths in Piscataquis where there are virtually no treatment centers exceeded most rural counties

A county with virtually no treatment centers for opioid addiction had the second worst fatal overdose rate among rural counties last year in Maine.

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