4 years ago Whoopie pie festival goes virtual throughout October The Maine Whoopie Pie Festival — which attracts thousands of visitors to Piscataquis County every year — was yet another victim of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but the state’s official treat hasn’t been forgotten by the event’s organizers.
4 years ago Patrisha McLean teams up with midcoast artists for domestic violence awareness month ROCKLAND ― In storefronts around the city this month, passersby will be confronted with artwork and banners depicting what it is like to be a victim of domestic violence in an attempt to raise awareness for an issue that has been amplified by a pandemic that offers victims little escape.
4 years ago Maine’s high court stands by ruling allowing ranked-choice voting in 2020 presidential election AUGUSTA — The state’s high court on Thursday denied the Maine Republican Party’s request to delay a ruling allowing the use of ranked-choice voting in this year’s presidential election as the party considers a last-ditch appeal to the U.
4 years ago New signs warn of dangers of out-of-state firewood AUGUSTA — The installation of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) high-visibility road signage is underway.
4 years ago State president visits Omicron Chapter of DKG Society International Photo courtesy of Omicron Chapter of DKG Society InternationalSTATE PRESIDENT GIFT — The Omicron Chapter of DKG Society International for exceptional women educators recently held their September meeting in Dexter.
4 years ago Problematic Dover-Foxcroft intersection will be rebuilt but timing is the question A problematic intersection of two major state roads in downtown Dover-Foxcroft will be reconfigured to accommodate tractor-trailers.
4 years ago Three groups offer to buy shuttered Hampden waste plant Three groups have offered to buy and restart the shuttered Hampden waste plant, according to the organization representing 115 communities that sent their trash to the facility before it closed last spring.
4 years ago How Maine’s U.S. Senate candidates want to fight a worsening opioid crisis Maine has been among the states hit hardest by the opioid epidemic, ranking ninth among states in per-capita deaths in 2018.
4 years ago Bowerbank receives $2,000 safety enhancement grant BOWERBANK — Officials for the town of Bowerbank are pleased to announce that they have been awarded a safety enhancement grant by the Maine Municipal Association Workers Compensation Fund in the amount of $2,000.
4 years ago Sgt. Grant appointed acting Dover-Foxcroft police chief DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Board of Selectmen has appointed Police Sgt.
4 years ago Susan Collins, Sara Gideon clash on high court and pandemic relief in 2nd Senate debate U.
4 years ago Two new virtual support groups from Piscataquis NAMI Although many are looking to resume in-person social interaction at this time in the pandemic, many others are glad to be able to interact with others virtually.
4 years ago Where Maine’s U.S. Senate candidates stand on foreign policy in a inwardly focused race With coronavirus and other domestic challenges occupying the headlines, foreign policy has largely been sidelined in Maine’s U.
4 years ago UMaine to begin three-year moose research project in 2021 The University of Maine will investigate how various parasites, including the winter tick, affect the state’s moose herd in a three-year project beginning next year.
4 years ago Dover-Foxcroft police chief makes bail after initial appearance in Bangor court Dover-Foxcroft Police Chief Ryan P.
4 years ago Rowell’s Garage named Chamber Business of the Year DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce this year’s recipient of the Business of the Year award, Rowell’s Garage of Dover-Foxcroft.