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College can be affordable, so don’t give up on the FAFSA or your future

By Dannel Malloy The rocky rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid could be “catastrophic” to the college enrollment of America’s high school Class of 2024, higher education experts recently told Congress.

Let’s stop hyperventilating over ‘provocative’ flags

By Matthew Gagnon Apparently, I’m a Christian nationalist.

Atikonak pancakes make a memorable camp breakfast

Vote ‘no!’ on Mayo Mill Dam removal

By Cheryl Piazza Dover-Foxcroft townspeople, regarding the latest update just out from the town please consider this: Gomez & Sullivan was the company hired to evaluate our Mayo Mill Dam/hydro unit for possible refurbishment.

Mathematical ancestry

By Nancy Battrick Peter Rowlett, a mathematics columnist for the magazine New Scientist, recently wrote a column of interest to genealogists.

Thompson Free Library to kick off Read and Feed Program

By Director Jon Knepp DOVER-FOXCROFT — Thompson Free Library is happy to announce the launch of our Read and Feed Program on June 5.

Two teenaged Civil War soldiers from Foxcroft remembered

By Eric Boothroyd During a chance wandering through the Parson’s Cemetery on the Parson’s Landing Road in Dover-Foxcroft last fall, Jim Austin, the commander of the local Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, came across the graves of two Civil War soldiers, John H.

Maine’s wolf history is still a hot topic

This is how peer review worked in the state’s decision to stock Haymock Lake

By Bob Mallard As a former IT professional, I’m very familiar with peer reviews.

I have a plan to protect public service and fight political corruption

By Jared Golden, D-Maine Whether it’s our first responders, servicemembers, schoolteachers, or any one of the other selfless jobs Mainers fill every day, public servants make countless sacrifices in pursuit of the same mission: to serve the common good.

The race for Maine governor in 2026 has begun

By Matthew Gagnon The second legislative session of Maine’s 131st Legislature has now, mercifully concluded.

Maine’s new gun law will have consequences

Delicate secrets

By Nancy Battick One thing most genealogists will encounter in their research is what Victorians would refer to as a “delicate matter.

Theriault launches Maine Small Business Showcase tour in Piscataquis County

Austin Theriault, R-Fort Kent t kicked off his 11-county Maine Small Business Showcase tour in Piscataquis County on May 14.

It is never too late to learn

By Matthew Gagnon We all live with regrets, even those of us who like to claim that we don’t.

This book is a must-read for anyone who loves to fish

Help us preserve our county’s history: sponsor a year of The Observer

By Thompson Free Library Director Jon Knepp The digital archive maintained by the Thompson Free Library and the Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society (found at https://doverfoxcroft.

What it takes to be a Maine game warden

By Chris Sargent I can’t begin to count how often I heard it during my time with the Maine Warden Service.

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