2 years ago Piscataquis County Democrats collecting to feed hungry families Piscataquis County Democrats continue to address the needs of hungry families through food drives and monetary donations.
2 years ago Heavy rains expected to bring down fall foliage at the end of the week By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Moderate to heavy rainfall is expected to sweep across the state at the end of the week, bringing down what is left of the fall foliage.
2 years ago New ambulance for Northern Light Mayo Hospital DOVER-FOXCROFT — Northern Light Mayo Hospital recently welcomed an advanced new ambulance to its fleet thanks in part to funding from a USDA Emergency Rural Health Care grant.
2 years ago Foxcroft Academy Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2022 Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom HALL OF FAME CLASS —- The Foxcroft Academy Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2022 was honored during halftime of the Oct.
2 years ago Grants available to support energy audits of historic buildings Funding for energy audits of historic buildings is available from the Maine Community Foundation’s Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency grant program.
2 years ago RSU 68 central office moves to Bangor Road DOVER-FOXCROFT — RSU 68 central office staff have moved out of the second floor of the SeDomoCha School several miles up Route 15 to the Richard M.
2 years ago Nearly all of Maine’s county jails say they’re understaffed By Nicole Ogrysko, Maine Public Almost all of Maine’s 15 county jails are understaffed, and some are missing more than half of the employees they need to fully operate.
2 years ago D-F Kiwanis and D-F Congregational Church team up to help families at Christmas DOVER-FOXCROFT — Need help providing for your family this Christmas? If your family lives in one of the towns served by RSU 68 (Charleston, Dover-Foxcroft, Monson, and Sebec) and your family needs assistance in providing warm winter clothing and gifts for each of your children, ages infant to 18, the Kiwanis Club of Dover-Foxcroft and the Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church may be able to help.
2 years ago Mayo Hospital collects hundreds of oral health items for area families DOVER-FOXCROFT — Oral health is an important part of overall health, but sometimes, families don’t have the tools they need to fight tooth decay.
2 years ago College students will train Piscataquis County to survive a cyber attack Piscataquis County will work with a team of University of Maine student researchers in Augusta and Presque Isle to become a victim of a cyberattack — on purpose.
2 years ago Widespread frost expected across Maine on Friday By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff A frost is expected to spread across the state on Friday morning as temperatures take a seasonable dip heading into the weekend.
2 years ago SeDoMoCha School, Foxcroft Academy classes off to positive starts DOVER-FOXCROFT — The RSU 68 superintendent and Foxcroft Academy head of school provided updates on the start of the academic year during the Dover-Foxcroft Select Board meeting Monday evening.
2 years ago Meet the longshots who could play major roles in Maine’s top elections By David Marino Jr.
2 years ago Why Maine has private high schools that serve public students By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff This week’s question is a continuation of a question asked earlier in the summer about why Maine has a number of townships named for defunct Massachusetts schools.
2 years ago Maine Crafts Weekend in Monson MONSON — Maine Crafts Association hosts the 10th annual Maine Crafts Weekend Saturday and Sunday, Oct.
2 years ago Monson Arts awarded grant from Lunder Foundation for extended learning program MONSON — Monson Arts has been awarded $20,000 by the Lunder Foundation to support its partnership with the Extended Learning Opportunities in Maine High Schools.