Piscataquis
Hermon company awarded earthwork site contract
By Stuart Hedstrom, Piscataquis Observer on Feb. 20, 2012, at 8:33 p.m.
DOVER-FOXCROFT — After reviewing 11 bids, the Board of Selectmen recently awarded the soil remediation and cleanup project at the former Maine Leathers Tannery site at Browns Mill to Gary M. Pomeroy Logging of Hermon for $172,872. “We had bids from as far away as Pennsylvania,” Rhode Island and Connecticut, ...
Dexter’s police chief retiring after 30 years
DEXTER, Maine — After 30 years in the Dexter Police Department, Chief Jim Emerson has decided to retire. “Given the state of things in Dexter and some of the problems we’ve been having lately — cuts in the budget — it’s time,” said the 60-year-old Emerson of Corinna. In his ...
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Closed Dexter grocery store burglarized
DEXTER, Maine — Dexter police are seeking information related to a burglary of Log Cabin Grocery early Wednesday morning. The store, which has been closed since December, is located at 809 Dover Road on Route 7. “They were probably looking for cigarettes, beer and money, but all that had been ...
Dover-Foxcroft District Court, Cases Dec. 13, 2011-Feb. 13, 2012
on Feb. 13, 2012, at 8:47 p.m.
Courts Dover-Foxcroft District Court Cases Dec. 13, 2011-Feb. 13 Colin D. Arey, 53, Greenville, burning prohibited material, $100. Earl R. Bemis, 74, Greenville, harassment by interference with taking, $350. Rose M. Bernard, 36, Guilford, assault, $300. Christopher W. Bessler, 22, Atkinson, using artificial light to illuminate wild animals, $200. Jeffrey ...
Oxford Hills football coach resigns after allegedly posting nude photo on Facebook
By Leslie H. Dixon, Sun Journal on Feb. 13, 2012, at 2:53 p.m.
The school's superintendent confirmed that the coach posted a nude picture of himself that was intended to be seen by a personal friend.
Quimby’s gate in Elliotsville Plantation was not legal, county commissioners say
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — The gate blocking Wilson Stream Pond Road in Elliotsville Plantation has been opened and will stay open for the foreseeable future. After searching through archived records in Dover-Foxcroft and Augusta, the Piscataquis County commissioners ruled on Tuesday that a gate erected by philanthropist Roxanne Quimby last year ...
Moosehead Messenger ceases publication
GREENVILLE, Maine — After 41 years, the Moosehead Messenger has decided to cease publication. Its Feb. 9 edition was the last issue. “We certainly do not view our decision to cease publishing the Messenger as a defeat, but as a personal choice for us,” said publisher Aggie Purinton of KoPenTen ...
Dexter cheerleader sidelined by heart ailment receives outpouring of support
David McKusick spends winter nights supporting Dexter Regional High School’s basketball teams as a member of the cheerleading squad. Recently, it is McKusick who is being cheered on by his teammates and the Dexter community. McKusick, 16, has spent the last 10 days at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, ...
Dover-Foxcroft court back in use after renovations
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — Court was back in session at the Piscataquis County Courthouse on Monday. The second phase of a $5 million bonded project was completed on Friday with the Dover-Foxcroft District Court, the Piscataquis County Superior Court and the clerk’s office moving from the district courthouse next door to ...
Abbot duo arrested for stealing more than $10,000 from home, police say
ABBOT, Maine — A local man and his female accomplice were arrested for burglarizing an Abbot home on Thursday and walking away with more than $10,000 in cash, said Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department Investigator Guy Dow. Camille Gagnon, 36, was arrested on Monday and charged with Class B burglary and ...
Brownville Elementary pupils learn that calling their peers names is not a game
By Stuart Hedstrom, Piscataquis Observer on Feb. 06, 2012, at 5:58 p.m.
BROWNVILLE, Maine — Students at Brownville Elementary School had the opportunity to have some fun and learn important lessons recently as they and their families attended the “Calling a Name is not a Game” family game night. The program, sponsored by the school’s civil rights team, Womancare and the Brownville ...
Births, Mayo Regional Hospital, Dover-Foxcroft
on Feb. 06, 2012, at 4:37 p.m.
To Tiffany Turner-Swanson and Mitchell Swanson of Greenville, a daughter, Harper Valenteen Turner Swanson, Jan. 16, 2012. To Lindsay Applebee and Clifford Davis III of Corinth, a son, Clifford Irvin Davis IV, Jan. 17, 2012. To Jaboa McAlpine and Nathaniel Corson of Dexter, a son, Ryan Leroy Corson, Jan. 18, ...
Dexter woman charged with OUI after allegedly hitting two police cars
BANGOR, Maine — A Dexter woman was charged with drunken driving after she hit a parked unmarked police car and then a second police vehicle just 25 minutes after Barnaby’s bar closed early Thursday morning, Bangor police Sgt. Paul Edwards said. Amanda Wirrell, 24, was charged with operating under the ...
Wilderness Sled Dog Race canceled
on Feb. 01, 2012, at 3:10 p.m.
GREENVILLE, Maine — The seventh annual Wilderness Sled Dog Race scheduled for Saturday in the Moosehead Lake Region has been canceled, according to race organizers. According to a press release from the Wilderness Sled Dog Racing Association, the decision was made after organizers assessed the conditions on lake and woods ...
Second quarter honor roll, Penquis Valley School, Milo
on Jan. 31, 2012, at 1:56 p.m.
Second quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Camille Cramer, Ryan Heath, Madeline Ruffin; honors: Emily Armour, Devon Armstrong, Brooke Bowden, Thomas Clarke, Angel Desmarais, Caitlyn Durant, Ashley Goodine, William Kinsman, Taylor Lovejoy, Taylor Lyford, Miranda Royal, Alexander Slagle, Joshua Stanhope, Klay Stevens, Stephanie Vachon. Juniors, high honors: Rachel Worster; honors: ...
Math team results for Eastern Maine: Dec. 7, 2011
on Jan. 30, 2012, at 8:25 p.m.
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — At an Eastern Maine regular season math team contest on Dec. 7, Foxcroft Academy White topped all scorers in the North Division with 303 points. Lee Academy Blue was second with 189 points and Mattanawcook Academy Maroon was third with 164. In Eastern Maine, there are two ...
Two months later, fatal Dover-Foxcroft shootings still being investigated
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — The Attorney General’s Office and Maine State Police are still investigating a pair of shootings that rocked the town of Dover-Foxcroft two months ago. On Nov. 29, 2011, Michael Curtis, 46, shot and killed maintenance worker Udo Schneider, 53, around 9:30 a.m. outside Hilltop Manor, where Schneider ...
Prison inmate pleads not guilty to threatening to kill Obama
BANGOR, Maine — A man serving a three-year sentence in state prison for drug trafficking pleaded not guilty Monday in U.S. District Court to a charge that he threatened to kill President Barack Obama. Leroy Eugene Dunn, 30, of Hampden was indicted Jan. 12 by a federal grand jury for ...
State senator pitches east-west highway proposal
By Stuart Hedstrom, Piscataquis Observer on Jan. 27, 2012, at 6:28 p.m.
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — Having submitted a bill to fund a feasibility study of an east-west highway across Maine, Sen. Douglas Thomas, R-Ripley, discussed the proposal with the Board of Selectmen during a Jan. 23 meeting. “It will connect to the new border station in Calais, and New Brunswick has already ...
Patient appreciation day at Results Physical Therapy and Wellness Center
on Jan. 23, 2012, at 3:48 p.m.
As a way to say thank-you and happy New Year, Results Physical Therapy and Wellness Center is hosting its 2nd Patient Appreciation Day. Past and current patients are encouraged to attend this open-house-style event 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the following locations: • Dexter, Wednesday, Jan. 25 • Dover-Foxcroft, Thursday, Jan. ...
Rosa Scarcelli suing stepfather for not firing her mother
Man shot in Hermon home invasion arrested for second time Friday, released Tuesday
Bangor police looking for Florida firefighter
Scarborough boy, 11, rocking open mike nights at Lewiston restaurant
What’s more important — presidential or party preference?
Toilet-papering spree in Bangor neighborhoods a result of high school swimmers’ success
No. 8 Houlton stuns No. 1 Orono, will face Stearns in semifinal
Cianbro has 150 job openings
Gambling board approves Maine’s first casino: Hollywood Slots becomes Hollywood Casino Bangor
Maple syrup producers concerned about mild winter
Maine inspires chefs and foodies nationwide
Photos of Mainers who served in Vietnam War needed for national center
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