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

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff Why does this building in Greenville have a roof shaped like a witch’s hat? A hundred years ago, trains passed through the town of Greenville on a nearly hourly basis, shuttling both passengers and Maine-made cargo like lumber, shoes, furniture and slate quarried in nearby Monson to and from destinations north to south.

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.

By Lia Russell, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine is near the top of the nation in a COVID-19 resurgence that comes as weather turns colder and the cold and flu season begins, even though the state boasts one of the highest vaccination rates in the U.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — At the Oct.

Photo courtesy of Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union CARING FOR COMMUNITY — Dover-Foxcroft American Legion Post 29 recently received a donation from Maine Highlands FCU employees.

By Robbie Feinberg, Maine Public Maine’s rural roads and bridges are in some of the poorest conditions in the country.

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

MILO — On Saturday, Oct.

SEBEC — Please support the Sebec Village Associates at the Reading Room by purchasing chances for a gorgeous quilt created and donated by Ruth Varnum of Bowerbank.

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.

BANGOR — A Greenville man was sentenced in U.

DEXTER — The town council agreed to a $25,000 purchase and sales agreement with the Dexter Aero Club for its terminal building at the Dexter Regional Airport during a meeting on Oct.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre for the Performing Arts announced that it is seeking contestants for the first ever Lip Sync Battle.

SEBEC — Community support for the third annual “Jimmy Mike’s Birthday Whoopie Pie and Yard Sale for Charity” was tremendous.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Heavy rainfall is expected to sweep across the state late Thursday evening and into Friday morning, prompting a flood warning that spreads across the state.

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