DOVER-FOXCROFT — The first full day of classes in RSU 68 will be Wednesday, Aug.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — For nearly two years the Moosehead Regional Land Trust has been working to conserve and protect the headwaters of the Kennebec and Penobscot River watersheds and sustain the tradition of public access to land in the Moosehead Lake Region and beyond.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Sites are in the process of being secured for Piscataquis County’s $6.

By Kasey Turman, Bangor Daily News Staff “The Maine Outdoors,” an outdoors radio show hosted by former Bangor Daily News Managing Editor V.

AUGUSTA – The Secretary of State’s Office announced that Maine voters may now request absentee ballots for the Nov.

The Transportation Assessment for Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties report was prepared by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine in partnership with Eastern Maine Development Corporation.

For only the second time in history, the American Red Cross has declared a national blood crisis — and patients may already be feeling the impact.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office personnel will be able to test suspected drugs safely with a forthcoming NARKsafe Ductless Testing Workstation to filter potentially harmful substances out of the air.

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By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Home values in Maine keep climbing.

Grade eight, high honors: Jacquelyn Allman, Bailey Ames, Sophie Dyer, Nina Espinosa, Lilah French, Kinsley Hall, Addison Herbest, Brayden Hodges, Jenna LePrevost, Parker Lizotte, Jackson Mallory, Sariah Martin, Hana Murray, Kaydiense Nelson, Evan Omoigiade, Ava Pulkkinen, Audrina Rideout, Katelyn Snow, Aurora, Youngblood; honors: Hashem Abed Elnoor, Aiya Ade, Claire Armstrong, Blake Baker, Marley Bartolomeu, Adam Boyles, Caitrin Brock, Jaxson Chambers, Autumn Chase, Audrey Cleaves, Landon Cyr, Cedar Deertrack, Brynn Gaudet, Claire Gosselin, Jacob Haack, Nicholas Hall, Alice Hutchinson, Charles Johnston, William Maselli, Harper Menz, Annie Moulton, Kaleb Partridge, Avery Pomerleau, Kaeden Roope, Kohen Tirrell, Grace Wasel, Madelynn Walker, Wade Worster.

By Emily Bader, The Maine Monitor In the “frontier county” of Piscataquis, there’s generally one rule of thumb for anyone trying to make a difference in the lives of its 17,000 residents: Be creative.

The Jack Miller Center, a civic education non-profit, announced the 15 teachers from across the country chosen for its American Civic Tradition Fellowship, a yearlong program for middle and high school teachers designed to deepen their understanding of key American historical texts and strengthen their use of primary sources in the classroom.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Four delegates and one alternate from Piscataquis County were elected at the region’s Democratic Delegate Nominating Meeting on the afternoon of Sunday, July 19 at the Central Hall Commons.

Grade 12, high honors: Madyson Armstrong, Jana Aqbarawi, Varis Arbona Badia, Gwendolyn Atwater, Joanna Austie, Lili Bisson, Prudence Bridge, Seunghyun Cheon, Kameryn Coelho, Addie Day, Sadie Estes, Jaydin Griffith-Klimetz, Adriana Guthrie, Emmaleah Hamilton, Hayden Hanson, Henry Holman, Grant Howard, Vy Huynh, Kaeliegh Jay, Karah Jones, Susan LaBree, Abigail Lance, Emma McGary, Kinley Myers, Doan Phuong Trinh Nguyen, Ngoc Nguyen Phu Nguyen, Thi Nhu Y Nguyen, Trang Nguyen, Vy Nguyen, Adalynn Rayfield, Liam Reardon, Isaak Rideout, Michael Rosso, Makynlee Sands, Landon Smith, My Tuyet Sou, Beckett Taylor, Huong Giang Than, Chyanne Towner , Ngoc Nguyen Bao Tran, Karl Turzik, Isaiah Ugburo, Cameron Washburn, Owen White; honors: Serenity Adams, Beckham Ade, Emma Alden, Ludovico Barosi, Samantha Brunner, Alexis Burdin, Griffin Caruso, Natalie Cavanagh, Noa Clark, Ivelin Zhivkov Dinev, Nhu Ngoc Khanh Doan, Conner Donahue, Keaten Eakright, Emmie-Lyn Elizarde, Tanyon Gibbs, Edward Hamele, Aiden Harvey, Finn Holmes, Mai Thanh Huynh, Youngpil Kim, Kassidy Lebel, Kera Lewis, Sylas Lockwood, Ashlyn Mageau, Lillian Makowski, Lee Marston, Lennon McAfee, Kristopher McLellan, Addison Menz, Lucas Mohriak Oliveira, Chau Nguyen, Akram Nkwanzi, Jaden O’Bar, Cameron Rounds, Lucas Sands, Madikhan Sapakov, Filippo Spanedda, Chloe Strout , Jaiyde True, Daniel Turgeon, Libbie Whipple.

MONSON – Monson Summerfest will return to Main Street on Saturday, July 18 with a full day of community activities and events for residents and visitors.

First National Bank has donated $45,000 to 39 local food pantries and food access programs across its Maine market area, helping strengthen food security for families, students, older adults and neighbors throughout the communities it serves.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The SeDoMoCha School hosted an assembly on May 29 to recognize students in kindergarten through grade 8 who demonstrated citizenship as the month’s Student in the Spotlight honorees.