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WEBSeptember 30, 2024. GUILFORD — Donna Jordan led the Piscataquis Community field hockey team for more than two decades from the late 1970s through 1999. During her coaching tenure Jordan not only got her players ready for game day, but taught them many lessons for off the field that they could carry with them long after putting their sticks ...
YMCA cites financial reasons for Dover-Foxcroft facility closure
WEB6 hours 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 decision through a question and answer session.
A quarter of Maine House races have only 1 major-party candidate
WEB1 day ago · In the upcoming election, 37 of the 151 Maine House districts, or one quarter, will have only one major-party candidate, according to a Monitor analysis of data from the secretary of state’s office. That’s up from 22 districts in 2008 and 10 in 2010. This is occurring as the number of independent voters in Maine has declined, falling below ...
Vote for Evans, a proven leader -Piscataquis Observer
WEB1 day ago · Staff, Piscataquis Observer • October 7, 2024. To the Editor; Dr. Richard Evans, our candidate for Senate District 4 has proven leadership skills. During his distinguished military career, he reached the rank of Lt. col in the USAF and held various leadership roles including hospital commander.
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 ...
Scamming has never been worse. Here’s how Mainers can avoid it.
WEB4 days ago · Scamming is so bad in 2024 that the Federal Trade Commission recently alerted consumers about government impersonation scammers who are securing larger and larger cash payments. Between 2022 and 2023, the cash paid out to government impersonators nearly doubled, with the commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection now calling it a “massive ...
Piscataquis Regional YMCA closing -Piscataquis Observer
WEB4 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 ...
The statewide problem no one is talking about
WEB4 days ago · Staff, Piscataquis Observer • October 4, 2024. By Rep. Chad Perkins, R-Dover-Foxcroft. There is a statewide problem no one is talking about. Maine businesses are on the verge of closing due to legislative inaction. This is Rep. Chad Perkins of Dover-Foxcroft with the Weekly Republican Address. The State of …
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WEBPhilip Everett Piper Jr. of Loudon, NH, passed away July 29, 2024, at Concord Hospital in Concord, NH. He was born in Bangor, Maine, on April 25, 1950, to Philip Everett Piper Sr. and Anne (Katakis) Piper. He was the oldest of seven children. He had a lengthy tenure at Verizon for 35 years, retiring in 2001.
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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.