2 years ago County Democrats collect for local food cupboards, World Central Kitchen MILO – The Piscataquis County Democrats’ mission this past year has been to feed those living with food insecurity.
2 years ago Fed up with poor internet, rural Maine towns team up to tackle problem Tired of dealing with poor internet connectivity, town officials and residents in Piscataquis and Penobscot counties formed their own coalition to bring broadband to their regions.
2 years ago Northern Light Health breaks ground on $23 million Greenville hospital GREENVILLE — Construction has begun on a new $23.
2 years ago EMDC announces $600,000 WIOA youth contract in Northeastern Maine BANGOR – Eastern Maine Development Corporation was awarded $600,000 to provide workforce development services to young people and businesses in Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Washington counties.
2 years ago 3 months after Piscataquis rejected broadband funding, official couldn’t communicate during earthquake DOVER-FOXCROFT — When a minor earthquake shook Sebec more than a week ago, Piscataquis County’s Emergency Management Agency director couldn’t get online to notify and update residents because of the spotty internet where she lives.
2 years ago Piscataquis County’s new hire will play role internet and ski resort issues The Piscataquis County Economic Development Council has hired a new executive director at a time when big decisions that will affect the county’s future are pending.
2 years ago Partners for Peace navigates peaks and valleys in work to end domestic violence DOVER-FOXCROFT — Like many other organizations across the state and beyond, those involved with Partners for Peace — the domestic violence resource center for Piscataquis and Penobscot counties — did their best to navigate the pandemic.
2 years ago Piscataquis residents will finally get to weigh in on proposed Moosehead ski resort The public will have a chance to weigh in on the proposed year-round ski resort in Piscataquis County — potentially influencing the next steps of the project — during a hearing on June 7.
2 years ago A pocket of diversity has grown in one of Maine’s most rural counties MONSON — Garments are tacked to the wall and excess fabric is strewn across the wooden floor of an upstairs studio at the Monson Arts Gallery.
2 years ago Maine Highlands FCU sunflowers raise $3,000 for Ukraine Photo courtesy of Maine Highlands FCU BENEFIT SUNFLOWERS – Monty Moose, mascot for Maine Highlands FCU, poses in Dover-Foxcroft with several “sunflowers” that were sold to raise funds for Ukraine.
2 years ago Nearly 1,000 volunteers were key to vaccinating thousands at Northern Light’s mass clinics By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Nearly 1,000 volunteers were a key part of the effort last year to set up and staff COVID-19 vaccination clinics across the 10-hospital Northern Light Health network.
2 years ago Piscataquis County program could connect rural residents to internet DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis residents in rural areas who don’t have internet could soon be connected under a new county program.
2 years ago Piscataquis commissioners threaten to cut group’s funding over broadband fight DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Commissioners, frustrated with the county’s economic development council’s former leader and his focus on broadband, debated this week whether to cut the group’s funding.
2 years ago PCSWCD & Maine IF&W to host Families in the Outdoors for Fisheries Day The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife are teaming up for PCSWCD’s spring installment of our Families in the Outdoors program, Fisheries Day.
2 years ago Three Northern Light hospital projects will cost 40 percent more due to labor and material cost hikes By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Three major hospital construction projects will cost 40 percent more than initially thought as Northern Light Health encounters steep increases to the cost of labor and building materials.
3 years ago Maine hospitals are swamped with patients who avoided them during pandemic peak By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff The National Guard members brought in as reinforcements while Maine hospitals buckled under a surge in COVID-19 cases and staff absences have departed, and the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients statewide is at less than a quarter of its mid-January peak.
3 years ago Maine guides have a simple solution for avoiding PFAS in freshwater fish By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Registered Maine Guides’ top priority is safely providing a fun and rewarding experience in their role as stewards of our natural resources.
3 years ago Pine Tree Hospice Variety Show returns April 30 DOVER-FOXCROFT – The show must go on! After a two-year hiatus, Pine Tree Hospice’s 26th annual Variety Show is back on Saturday, April 30 at 2 p.