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Theatre director watching 24 hours of bad movies

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre in Dover Foxcroft has announced that their Executive Director Patrick Myers will be watching 13 of the worst movies of all time for 24 hours straight and live streaming the entire experience on YouTube.

Piscataquis County webcams attract viewers from around the world

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff More than 20 cameras set up around rural Maine to connect overseas military personnel or others who have moved away with their hometowns are seeing even more use.

10 more Mainers die as another 461 new coronavirus cases are reported

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

This year’s deer harvest was the highest in 18 years

By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor In true Maine fashion, it’s only appropriate to begin this column with a favorite outdoorsy question: Did you get your deer? If you’re like me, you didn’t.

5 more Mainers die as another 441 coronavirus cases are reported across the state

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

Help decide the Moosehead region’s future

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The Land Use Planning Commission wants to know what people think about the future of the Moosehead Lake region.

McCormack receives Dexter’s Phi Beta Kappa Book Award

DEXTER — Lilah McCormack has been presented the 2020 Phi Beta Kappa Book Award for Dexter Regional High School.

Here’s everything you need to know about brook trout

By Bob Mallard No species of fish is more synonymous with Maine than brook trout.

Commissioners formally oppose new earned paid leave act

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners voted on Dec.

Find the Shop Local Tree Contest winner

Contributed photo FIND CONTEST WINNER — Liz Nelson of Dover-Foxcroft is the winner of the Piscataquis Observer’s 2020 Find the Shop Local Tree Contest.

Maine sees record-high 619 new coronavirus cases and 9 more deaths

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

Maine State Police ceremony honors those who died in the line of duty

Photo courtesy of Monson Historical Society REMEMBERING 90 YEARS LATER — On Dec.

Piscataquis Community Secondary School quarter one honor roll

Grade 12, highest honors: Willow Sandy; high honors: Kyle Bagley, Cassie Chambers, Nathan Durbridge, Elizabeth Gray, Meagan Lemieux, Justin Lonergan, Max Richards and Nick Sweeney; honors: Corinne Libby, Isaiah Conary, Cole Desjardins, Sonya Hannan and Ted Taylor.

Foxcroft Academy’s hand-crafted Santa-reindeer display an iconic part of D-F holiday season

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff When Grace Chase first conceptualized Santa Claus and his nine galloping reindeer — including Rudolph — gliding through the holiday season in front of Foxcroft Academy in the early 1950s, the former longtime school secretary couldn’t have anticipated her idea’s staying power.

East Main Street projects underway

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Changes are underway to improve the look of downtown Dover-Foxcroft.

Maine sees record-high 554 new coronavirus cases and 2 more deaths

By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff This story will be updated.

Maine may be spared from major snowfall in mid-week Nor’easter

By Rosemary Lausier, Bangor Daily News Staff Winter Storm Gail is expected to turn into a high-impact Nor’easter in the Northeast Wednesday into Thursday, but Maine is only expected to get a few inches of snow.

Dexter Regional High School November Students of the Month

Composite photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School STUDENTS OF THE MONTH — Dexter Regional High School is pleased to announce the November Students of the Month as selected by the faculty and staff.

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