6 years ago Watchdog finds no proof that LePage punished sawmill owners who criticized him A legislative watchdog found “no evidence” that Gov. Paul LePage’s administration diverted public timber from Maine millowners because they criticized the governor, though there was “very little documentation” to back that finding.
6 years ago RSU 68 officials look to correct clerical error in school budget In May and June a near $11.6 million RSU 68 was approved across the four district towns with the respective annual meeting and referendum. After the two votes, district officials noticed a clerical error in one article from the district budget meeting and this mistake will now need to be corrected.
6 years ago Foxcroft Academy presents three alumni awards Three prestigious awards were announced at Foxcroft Academy’s 2018 Alumni Banquet, the Dr. Mary Chandler Lowell Award, the Tillson D. Thomas Award and the James S. Holmes Award. This year’s respective recipients are Linda Clark Howard ’63, Gene Philpot and Dr. Albert S. Buck.
6 years ago Posthumous Purple Heart awarded to U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sloat A Marine from Dover-Foxcroft who perished in the crash of a Marine HMH Squadron 463 helicopter in Vietnam on Feb. 18, 1971 was honored with the presentation of the Purple Heart on the afternoon of Aug. 15 at the Dover-Foxcroft American Legion. Thanks to the efforts of his fellow Marines, the award was bestowed 47 years later upon U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Gregory A. Sloat -- who was 21 at the time of the crash -- with the Purple Heart presented to his mother Clarice Sloat Call.
6 years ago The Commons at Central Hall in D-F will offer programs for all ages Following a decade of work to preserve and rebuild the more than 135-year-old Central Hall on East Main Street in Dover-Foxcroft, the newly christened The Commons at Central Hall was formally opened to the public in mid-May. The building is the site of an event center on the upper level and a senior commons/gathering space on the first floor with an adult day service center planned for the future at the back end of the first floor.
6 years ago New sign marks chestnut orchard at PCSWCD’s Law Farm The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) is part of the effort with its American chestnut germplasm conservation orchard at the Law Farm on the Lee Cemetery Road. A sign informing visitors of the orchard, with over 100 seedlings, was installed during the late afternoon on Aug. 2.
6 years ago Local collaboration receives grant to support study of workforce development and youth aspirations barriers The Piscataquis County Economic Development Council (PCEDC), in partnership with Helping Hands with Heart (HHH), has received a $10,000 grant from a component fund of the Maine Community Foundation to investigate shared concerns about workforce development, youth aspirations, local youth and the barriers to successful employment in the towns served by five area school districts.
6 years ago PCSWCD names Bennett as 2018 Outstanding Conservation Educator of the Year Each year, the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) honors an educator working in the county with the Outstanding Conservation Educator of the Year award. The awarded educator’s dedication to fostering students’ learning and understanding of natural resource ecology and related curriculum is why they were selected. This year, the PCSWCD staff and board of supervisors will present Alexandra Conover Bennett, Maine guide and professor at the College of the Atlantic.
6 years ago Game wardens locate body of boater missing at Moosehead Lake On Saturday, Aug. 4 at approximately 12:45 p.m. Maine Warden Service divers being pulled underwater with planing boards located the body of Robert Hammond, 66, of Hanson, Mass.
6 years ago Dr. Steinke earns Lifelong Learning and Service Recognition from the Academy of General Dentistry The Academy of General Dentistry, a professional association of more than 40,000 general dentists who are dedicated to professional excellence through the pursuit of continuing education, is pleased to announce that Daniel L. Steinke, DDS, MAGD of Steinke & Caruso Dental Care in Dover-Foxcroft has earned the 2018 Lifelong Learning and Service Recognition for his commitment to lifelong learning, volunteering his services to communities in need, mentoring associates and new dentists and participating in organized dentistry. This is the second time Dr. Steinke has received this prestigious award.
6 years ago Posthumous Purple Heart presentation for U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sloat Aug. 15 at D-F American Legion U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Gregory A. Sloat of Dover-Foxcroft, who perished in the crash of an HMH 463 helicopter in Vietnam on Feb. 18, 1971, will be awarded the Purple Heart, thanks to the diligence of his fellow Marines.
6 years ago Man accused of stealing Dexter police cruiser indicted on slew of charges The man accused of stealing a Dexter police cruiser while handcuffed in May and leading police on a high-speed chase down rural roads was indicted July 26 by the Penobscot County grand jury on nearly a dozen charges.
6 years ago D-F selectmen set 2018-19 mill rate at $21.20 The selectmen set the tax commitment for the 2018-19 fiscal year during a July 23 meeting, with the mill rate rising 30 cents from last year to a rate of $21.20 per $1,000 in assessed property.
6 years ago New SeDoMoCha assistant principal hired The SeDoMoCha School administrative staff for the 2018-19 school year is now all in place as Andrew Shaw was hired as the pre-kindergarten to grade 8 assistant principal during a July 18 special meeting of the RSU 68 school board.
6 years ago Man guilty in Sangerville assault case A Piscataquis County jury on Thursday, July 19 found a Baileyville man guilty of a series of charges stemming from an assault on his girlfriend and her son in early January, according to District Attorney R. Christopher Almy.
6 years ago Two dozen from Michigan stop in D-F for a taste of Maine A couple formerly from the area who have resided in Michigan since 1991 decided to do something a bit different for their annual trip back to Maine. Dawn and Paul Finnemore decided to bring two dozen of their closest friends along on a motorcycle ride from the midwest to the northeast for a seven-day tour across the state.
6 years ago Maine’s busiest prosecutors offices to get new district attorneys Two of the state’s busiest prosecutorial districts will have new district attorneys in November after long-serving chief prosecutors decided not to seek re-election. Both Cumberland County District Attorney Stephanie Anderson, a Republican, and Penobscot and Piscataquis County District Attorney R. Christopher Almy, a Democrat, will step aside this winter.
6 years ago Erma the ‘READing’ dog is all ears to help children at the Thompson Free Library Over the summer months children visiting the Thompson Free Library on Wednesday afternoons will have the opportunity to get more comfortable and confident with their word skills thanks to “READing with Erma.”