5 months ago Gov. Mills announces expansion of new high-speed electric vehicle chargers across Maine Charger will be at Indian Hill Trading Post AUGUSTA — Gov.
6 months ago CourageLIVES executive director named 2024 Reaching Rural Fellow BANGOR — CourageLIVES and Saint Andre Home are pleased to announce that Executive Director Carey Nason has been named a 2024 National Reaching Rural Fellow.
6 months ago Railway fined over fuel spills during Maine derailments By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff A Canada-based railway company has been fined for Clean Water Act violations stemming from two train derailments in Maine.
6 months ago Public safety building grand opening on Saturday GREENVILLE — A grand opening celebration and open house for Greenville’s new public safety building on Minden Street is scheduled for 11 a.
6 months ago Greenville Planning Board working on LD 2003 GREENVILLE — For months the Greenville Planning Board worked on a pair of ordinances for the June 3 annual town meeting, one for fences and another pertaining to updating the land use ordinance via minimum lot sizes to be in compliance with state regulations on housing density.
6 months ago Catch and kill bass derby stirs up a debate among fishermen By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Briar Lyons Boetsch and her husband Aaron were fishing a cove in Moosehead Lake this spring when they found one that had smallmouth bass.
6 months ago TCTC Building Trades students will construct a home DEXTER — With help from various community partners, students in the Building Trades program at Tri-County Technical Center will soon be able to apply what they have learned in the classroom in the real world as they are part of a crew to construct a family home on Main Street Hill.
6 months ago Maine’s lakes contribute $14.1 billion to economy, study finds By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff The economic value of Maine’s lakes to the state economy has more than doubled in 25 years, according to a University of Maine study being released in June.
6 months ago Local food hub announces $10,000 matching gift campaign to offset surge in demand in Piscataquis County DOVER-FOXCROFT – Piscataquis Regional Food Center announces a new funding initiative in response to a 200 percent rise in program registration in the first year.
6 months ago Registration open for the Northern Light CA Dean Hospital Bike and Boat fundraiser Northern Light CA Dean Hospital announces that its annual Bike and Boat fundraiser is now open for registration. With gorgeous views of the Maine woods and majestic Moosehead Lake, Bike and Boat is a family-friendly experience that raises funds to support CA Dean Hospital.
6 months ago Commissioners approve Unorganized Territory budget adjustment DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners approved a $175,000 increase to the 2024-25 Unorganized Territory budget during a meeting on Tuesday, June 4.
6 months ago Piscataquis Region Retired Educators Association news DEXTER — Thirteen members of the Piscataquis Region Retired Educators Association and one guest met at the FAMBily Restaurant in Dexter for their monthly meeting on May 28.
6 months ago How to safely shop at plant sales in Maine this season By Elizabeth Walztoni Plant sale and swap season is in full swing, and this year there are some new considerations to keep in mind while shopping.
6 months ago UMaine-Farmington graduates FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington celebrated the success and accomplishments of the members of the Class of 2024 with a gala commencement ceremony in Farmington.
6 months ago PCES fourth-graders go fishing Photos courtesy of Friends of Community Fitness FISHING TRIP — Piscataquis Community Elementary School fourth-graders had the opportunity to go on a fishing trip to Kiwanis Park in Dover-Foxcroft on May 23.
6 months ago These fishermen reunited owner with lost gear hauled out of Moosehead Lake By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Shawn Jacobs of Belfast and his buddy Dustin Nadeau of Searsport fish Moosehead Lake just a couple times a season.