Piscataquis Observer

Two Knights Brewing 5k 2026 start line

Contributed photo BENEFIT 5K — Runners get ready to start a 5K at Two Knights Brewing in Sangerville on May 16. The event raised $1,000 for Friends of Community Fitness in Guilford.

Contributed photo BENEFIT 5K — Runners get ready to start a 5K at Two Knights Brewing in Sangerville on May 16. The event raised $1,000 for Friends of Community Fitness in Guilford.

Two Knights Brewing raises $1,000 for Community Fitness with 5K race

SANGERVILLE — Two Knights Brewing is proud to announce the successful completion of its 5K fundraising race held on Saturday, May 16, raising $1,000 in support of Friends of Community Fitness in Guilford. The event drew 40 participants from across the region for a fun and active day benefiting a vital community resource.

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Maine mushroom foragers find treasures in the woods after last year’s disappointments

By Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News Staff Lagrange fungi farmer Magan Mishio found her first patch of wild black morel mushrooms last week after years of fruitless searching.

Maine transgender sports referendum poised to fall off the 2026 ballot

By Michael Shepherd, Bangor Daily News Staff A draft decision released by Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ office Thursday found the conservative referendum aiming to bar transgender girls from school sports fell roughly 500 signatures short of the total needed to make the 2026 ballot.

Local clubwomen attend GFWC Maine Spring Convention

By Anne Cress BANGOR — Six women from the Dover-Foxcroft GFWC MIOSAC Club attended the General Federation of Women’s Clubs Maine Spring Convention at the Hilton Garden Inn in Bangor May 14-15.

Dover-Foxcroft Memorial Day parade

Observer file photo/Stuart Hedstrom MEMORIAL DAY IN DOVER-FOXCROFT – Veterans lead last year’s Memorial Day parade in Dover-Foxcroft.

Conner-Trafton Post 119 Memorial Day services

Conner-Trafton Post 119 of The American Legion of Guilford will be conducting three ceremonies for Memorial Day on Monday, May 25.

Brownville and Milo Memorial Day events

American Legion Post 92 of Brownville Junction and American Legion Post 41 of Milo will mark Memorial Day on Monday, May 25 with several morning events.

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PCMS track concludes regular season

OLD TOWN — The Piscataquis Community Middle School squad finished the regular season with an Eastern Maine Middle School Track League meet on May 20 at Old Town High School. The Pirates’ Kallen Kimball won the boys JV 55-meter hurdles in a time of 11.

SeDoMocha, Ridge View track results

NEWPORT — The SeDoMoCha Middle School and Ridge View Community School teams took part in an Eastern Maine Middle School Track League meet May 18 at Nokomis Regional High School.

Maine Public to broadcast Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl

LEWISTON — The Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic has announced a new partnership with Maine Public to broadcast the 2026 Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic on July 18 from Don Roux Field in Lewiston.

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AARP Maine’s News You Can Use

By Joyce Bucciantini, AARP Maine community outreach volunteer Maine is often described as one big, small town where people are eager to lend a helping hand.

Announcing the 2025-2026 BDN Impact Report

By Jo Easton On the surface, an impact report is a rather self-congratulatory exercise.

Midgley for governor

By Paul Davis Maine is at a crossroad, not too dissimilar to the one we were at in 2010 at the end of Gov.

Maine Game Warden pilots are a special breed

Republicans can’t criticize Graham Platner, but not Donald Trump

To the Editor; I’m seeing Republican political ads criticizing Graham Platner for past misbehaviors.

Hadley for RSU 68 School Board

By Sean Hadley Many residents may know me from my previous campaigns for selectman and from my three years of service on the county budget committee.

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Calendar of events

Recurring Events Mondays DEXTER: The Abbott Museum is open 10 a.

Dexter Regional High School crowns Prom Court

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High SchoolTIGER ROYALTY — The Dexter Regional High School Prom was held on May 16 at Sunset Meadows in Corinna.

Blacksmith Shop Museum opens this weekend

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Blacksmith Shop Museum, located on Dawes Road in Dover-Foxcroft will be opening for the 2026 season on Memorial Day Weekend.

Maine author Boomsma releases new book honoring the true meaning of Memorial Day

ABBOT — Abbot Village Press announces the release of “Memorials, Monuments, and Memories: From Flanders Fields to Main Street America”, a new book by Maine author and essayist Walter Boomsma.

Garland Memorial Day observance

GARLAND — All are welcome to attend a band concert at 7:30 a.

Dexter council approves revised comprehensive plan

DEXTER – A fully updated comprehensive plan for the town of Dexter was approved by the town council during a May 14 meeting.