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                                                                                                    Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom GRAND MARSHAL — The annual Piscataquis River Festival returned to Guilford on Saturday and the day included a mid-morning parade. Maine singer Julia Gagnon of “American Idol” fame served as the grand marshal. That evening Gagnon took to the music stage to perform for festival attendees.
                                                                                                    Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom GRAND MARSHAL — The annual Piscataquis River Festival returned to Guilford on Saturday and the day included a mid-morning parade. Maine singer Julia Gagnon of “American Idol” fame served as the grand marshal. That evening Gagnon took to the music stage to perform for festival attendees.
                                                                                                    2025 Piscataquis River Festival
                                                                                                    July 28, 2025
                                                                                                    Observer photo/Stuart HedstromGRAND MARSHAL — The annual Piscataquis River Festival returned to Guilford on Saturday and the day included a mid-morning parade. Maine singer Julia Gagnon of “American Idol” fame served as the grand marshal.
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                                                                                                    18 hours ago
                                                                                                    1 dead and 1 seriously injured in Alton crash
                                                                                                    By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff One person has died and one has been seriously injured following a crash on Route 16 in Alton on Tuesday morning.
                                                                                                    20 hours ago
                                                                                                    Foxcroft Academy to dedicate court to 1975 Class B championship team
                                                                                                    Observer file photo/Stuart HedstromA HALF CENTURY LATER — Many of the members of the 1975 Class B championship-winning boys basketball team from Foxcroft Academy were present for a book launch on the season at the Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft in February.
                                                                                                    21 hours ago
                                                                                                    Northern Light Health names new president and CEO
                                                                                                    BREWER — Following a national search, the Northern Light Health Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Guy Hudson, MD, MBA, has been unanimously selected as the next president and chief executive officer of Northern Light Health.
                                                                                                    24 hours ago
                                                                                                    Small-town divides force a 3rd school budget vote in rural Maine
                                                                                                    GUILFORD — A school district based in Piscataquis County is heading back to the drawing board after voters in six towns narrowly rejected a proposed budget for the second time last week.
                                                                                                    2 days ago
                                                                                                    Foxcroft Academy field hockey raises $3,600 for Partners for Peace
                                                                                                    WATERVILLE — On Saturday, July 26 the Foxcroft Academy field hockey team took part in the Victories over Violence tournament, hosted by Skowhegan Field Hockey at Thomas College.
                                                                                                    2 days ago
                                                                                                    30,000 Mainers in limbo as Northern Light Health and Anthem dispute drags on
                                                                                                    By Annie Rupertus, Bangor Daily News Staff Connie Kousman’s Medicare plan with Anthem has gotten her through open heart surgery, breast cancer surgery and many stage four cancer scans without any out-of-pocket expenses.
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                                                                                                    riverfest 5k start pic 2025
                                                                                                    Photo courtesy of Friends of Community Fitness RIVERFEST 5K RUNNERS — More than 50 entrants took part in the 2025 Friends of Community Fitness RiverFest 5K on Saturday morning, July 26, starting and finishing in downtown Guilford. The 18th annual 5K kicked off the Piscataquis River Festival.
                                                                                                    Photo courtesy of Friends of Community Fitness RIVERFEST 5K RUNNERS — More than 50 entrants took part in the 2025 Friends of Community Fitness RiverFest 5K on Saturday morning, July 26, starting and finishing in downtown Guilford. The 18th annual 5K kicked off the Piscataquis River Festival.
                                                                                                    Friends of Community Fitness holds annual Riverfest 5K
                                                                                                    July 28, 2025
                                                                                                    GUILFORD — Friends of Community Fitness’ Riverfest 5K kicked off the 2025 Piscataquis River Festival on Saturday morning, July 26 with more than 50 runners taking part. The 18th annual Riverfest 5K featured the following results:  1.
                                                                                                    2 days ago
                                                                                                    Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union sponsors Pine Tree Hospice Charity Golf Tournament
                                                                                                    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Kristen Wortman, executive director for Pine Tree Hospice, announced that Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union has become the major sponsor of their Annual Charity Golf Tournament.
                                                                                                    4 days ago
                                                                                                    Mackenzie Holmes and Cooper Flagg make Maine history in WNBA and NBA at same time
                                                                                                    By Matt Junker, Bangor Daily News Sports Editor What a time to be alive, and to be a Maine basketball fan.
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                                                                                                    2 days ago
                                                                                                    No on ‘Voter ID For ME’
                                                                                                    To the Editor; In 2024 a campaign known as “Voter ID for ME” collected signatures for a referendum question to change Maine’s voting laws.
                                                                                                    3 days ago
                                                                                                    Social Security’s 90th anniversary
                                                                                                    To the Editor; “Social Security’s Legacy and Its Future”, AARP’s recent article in the Bangor Daily News, highlights some of the key challenges that are being faced by Social Security.
                                                                                                    3 days ago
                                                                                                    There’s more to harvesting Maine’s wild native fish than ethics
                                                                                                    By Bob Mallard In a recent column, V.
                                                                                                    4 days ago
                                                                                                    Social Security tax deduction means less money for trust fund
                                                                                                    To the Editor; If you are part of the 20 percent of Penobscot County residents who are 65 or older, I expect you will embrace the new, temporary federal income tax deduction for seniors in President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill.
                                                                                                    5 days ago
                                                                                                    AARP Maine’s News You Can Use
                                                                                                    By Joyce Bucciantini, AARP Maine community outreach volunteer Getting ready for our second 50.
                                                                                                    6 days ago
                                                                                                    Better alternatives than a new jail in Penobscot County
                                                                                                    To the Editor; I am writing in strong support of the recent opinion column, “A new diversion program is a better solution than a bigger jail in Penobscot County.
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                                                                                                    Panstorm in concert Saturday
                                                                                                    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The beloved steel drum group Panstorm returns to the Thompson Free Library Pavilion, 186 East Main St.
                                                                                                    21 hours ago
                                                                                                    August HJ Crosby Band concerts
                                                                                                    Friday, Aug.
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                                                                                                    Leave the planning to us at Thompson Free Library
                                                                                                    By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library I was trying to nail down the details of a post-work visit at a friend’s camp on the lake.
                                                                                                    3 days ago
                                                                                                    UMaine Extension presents 4-H goat workshop at Dover-Foxcroft farm
                                                                                                    DOVER-FOXCROT — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will host a goat workshop on Sunday, Aug.
                                                                                                    3 days ago
                                                                                                    Indie-pop band Honest Mechanik hits the Wayside Grange & Theatre stage Saturday
                                                                                                    DEXTER — Wayside Grange & Theatre is pleased to continue the 2025 Concert Series on Saturday, Aug.
                                                                                                    3 days ago
                                                                                                    Civil War presentations Aug. 6
                                                                                                    GUILFORD — The S.
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                                                                                                    2 days ago
                                                                                                    Everything we know about Penobscot County’s plan to build a new jail in Hampden
                                                                                                    By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A potential site has been chosen for the new Penobscot County Jail, but there are significant steps to be completed before a new facility can be constructed.
                                                                                                    4 days ago
                                                                                                    Hikers who spent the night on Katahdin’s Knife Edge rescued
                                                                                                    By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Four hikers who spent Thursday night, July 24 stranded on Katahdin’s Knife Edge have been rescued from the mountain in Baxter State Park.
                                                                                                    5 days ago
                                                                                                    Maine’s federal public defender warns of crisis in system for indigent defendants
                                                                                                    By Steve Mistler, Maine Public Maine’s federal defender and court-appointed attorneys are sounding the alarm about a dire funding shortfall that they say could mean delayed trials for indigent clients.
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