Piscataquis Observer
WEBPiscataquis Observer. Photo courtesy of Andrew Doiron POULTRY SERVICE — Andrew Doiron, left, and Robert Ginn pose for a photo with the livestock trailer they use to collect unwanted roosters. They see these free take-back events as a service for Maine's poultry community, which has fewer auctions available to them and may not want to cull ...
News -Piscataquis Observer
WEBNew cameras to be added to jail security system. DOVER-FOXCROFT — After briefly discussing the topic at each of last month’s meetings, the Piscataquis County Commissioners approved the purchase of 16 cameras to add to the Piscataquis County Jail security system during a meeting on Tuesday morning, Oct. 3 days ago.
Piscataquis Observer
WEBOctober 2, 2024. GUILFORD — The sports history of Piscataquis Community High School continues to grow with the induction of a pair of athletes, two coaches, and a state championship team as the sixth class of the PCHS Athletic Hall of Fame. The Class of 2024 was formally enshrined during a mid-afternoon ceremony in the gymnasium on Saturday ...
Obituaries | Piscataquis Observer
WEBLatest Obituaries. Kevin Bragdon. 1960 - 2024. Kevin M. Bragdon, formerly of Dover-Foxcroft, died January 11, 2024, in Charlotte, NC. Kevin was born in Dover-Foxcroft, on March 18, 1960, to Elvin and Virginia (Randall) Bragdon. He was a 1978 graduate of Foxcroft Academy. He worked in his family's greenhouse business before relocating to ...
Missing Republican campaign signs found behind Piscataquis …
WEB20 hours ago · By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Republican campaign signs that went missing from the roadside in front of the Piscataquis County Democratic headquarters in Dover-Foxcroft were later found in a stack behind the office, prompting questions about whether local party officials had broken the law. In a video published by The Maine Wire, a woman filmed her discovery of the signs, which she ...
Top Stories -Piscataquis Observer
WEBTop Stories. Hospital mergers across US have raised health care prices. Now, another is pending in Dover-Foxcroft. Northern Light Health is not paying a fee to acquire Mayo from the 13 towns that collectively own the institution -- that’s one of the arguments in a new lawsuit seeking to block the deal. But supporters of the merger have said ...
Quill Hill might have the best view in Maine
WEB6 hours ago · Brochu passed away in 2019 not long after finishing his Quill Hill dream project. The signage at Quill Hill calls it “The Best View in Maine.”. The lumberman Brochu, who was of Quebec- French heritage, reflected before his death, “I did it. You all thought I was crazy, but I built the thing and people came.
YMCA cites financial reasons for Dover-Foxcroft facility closure
WEB1 day ago · Stuart Hedstrom • October 8, 2024. DOVER-FOXCROFT — Several days after announcing that the Piscataquis Regional YMCA operations at 48 Park Street will be closing no later than Friday, Nov. 1, Old Town Orono YMCA CEO Scott Wilcox hosted a mid-afternoon webinar on Monday, Oct. 7 to explain the …
Obituaries - Piscataquis Observer
WEB1950 - 2024. Carol Glover Blanchard, 74, passed away peacefully August 7, 2024, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, Scarborough, with family at her side. She was born July 8, 1950, in Providence, Rhode Island, the daughter of John A. and Barbara (Roberts) Glover. Carol attended Dover-Foxcroft schools and was a Foxcroft Academy...
Piscataquis Regional YMCA closing -Piscataquis Observer
WEB5 days ago · Staff, Piscataquis Observer • October 4, 2024. DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA Board of Directors announces that the YMCA operations at 48 Park Street in Dover-Foxcroft will be closing no later than Nov. 1. The announcement was made in an Oct. 4 post on the Old Town Orono YMCA Facebook page. The post said after-effects of the ...