2 years ago ‘Mud season’ conditions keeping Maine loggers out of the woods By Murray Carpenter, Maine Public The warm winter weather is not just a problem for snowmobilers and skiers, it’s also keeping loggers out of the woods.
2 years ago Corinth family expanding supermarket business in Dover-Foxcroft DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Corinth family that has owned and operated Whitney’s Family Supermarket for nearly a decade is expanding with a convenience store and gas station in Dover-Foxcroft.
2 years ago UScellular offers tips to help prevent distracted driving among teens In 2020, nearly one in 10 drivers ages 15-20 involved in fatal crashes were reported as distracted, the largest proportion for any age group.
2 years ago Steinke & Caruso Dental Care, three and a half decades of bringing smiles to patients DOVER-FOXCROFT — An interest in horses led to a dental practice that has been in operation for more than three and a half decades.
2 years ago Initial tests show most Maine well water has ‘safe’ PFAS levels By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff An initial round of state testing showed that nearly 75 percent of the wells included in the study had what are considered safe levels of PFAS contamination.
2 years ago Nominations open for Maine Teacher of the Year program Nominations are now open for the 2023 County Teachers of the Year and 2024 State Teacher of the Year.
2 years ago Dover-Foxcroft Select Board OKs fee increases for waste disposal DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dover-Foxcroft residents and businesses can expect an increase in disposal fees starting in February.
2 years ago Fishing portion of Dexter derby canceled DEXTER — For the safety of all involved, the fishing portion of the Dexter Fish & Game Association’s annual Ice Fishing Derby that had been scheduled for this weekend has been canceled due to poor ice conditions on Lake Wassookeag.
2 years ago UMaine Extension taps former state food safety specialist to fill new associate dean position ORONO — State food safety specialist and UMaine alumnus Jason Bolton has been named associate dean at University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
2 years ago Many Maine high schools don’t have athletic trainers to intervene when players get hurt By Larry Mahoney and Adam Robinson, Bangor Daily News Staff During a boys basketball game at Calais High School, a player on the opposing team who had donated blood earlier in the day passed out on the court.
2 years ago ‘Artists of The Maine Highlands: Today and Tomorrow’ exhibit MONSON — Monson Arts, an art center and artist residency program located in Monson, opens the winter exhibition, “Artists of the Maine Highlands: Today and Tomorrow.
2 years ago Skowhegan Savings second annual Season of Giving grants $20,000 to 20 nonprofits SKOWHEGAN — Skowhegan Savings celebrated the holiday season with their second annual “Season of Giving” by donating $20,000 to 20 local nonprofits.
2 years ago Milo Elementary taking part in sixth annual WinterKids Winter Games The sixth annual WinterKids Winter Games begins next week with 15 schools competing statewide to win a total of $30,000 for their schools! Milo Elementary School will be representing Piscataquis County.
2 years ago Federal funds to benefit several Greenville area projects GREENVILLE — An omnibus funding package passed by Congress includes more than $308 million for nearly 200 projects across Maine, including several in Greenville.
2 years ago Dover-Foxcroft and Greenville residents join MaineCF’s Piscataquis County Grantmaking Committee Adrienne Clarke of Dover-Foxcroft and Suzannah Sinclair of Greenville are the newest members of the Maine Community Foundation’s Piscataquis County Grantmaking Committee.
2 years ago 1,400 Northern Light workers will shift to Minnesota company By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff The Bangor region’s largest health care system will turn to a national company to manage most behind-the-scenes administrative functions, in one of Northern Light Health’s latest money-saving moves to bounce back from the financial toll of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2 years ago Greenville to rezone five lots on East Road GREENVILLE — Five adjacent lots on East Road, just after Stagecoach Road near the Greenville Municipal Airport, can be rezoned from the rural district into the rural development 2 district, following a special town meeting vote on Jan.
2 years ago Northern Light Mayo Hospital welcomes first baby of the new year DOVER-FOXCROFT — Northern Light Mayo Hospital welcomed a special delivery on Tuesday, Jan.