The Piscataquis Observer

03/05/2025

Spring is (hopefully) quickly approaching and with it, Maine’s construction season is beginning. Gordon Contracting is about to begin reconstruction of the South St / E Main St intersection. They will be working to prepare the area beginning the week of March 10th and actual construction is scheduleduled to begin the week of March 17th.

To minimize disruption to traffic, construction work will be done Monday-Friday between 6pm and 6am. During these hours, there will be traffic control devices dictating the flow of traffic so please be vigilant and use caution when approaching and driving through the area

This project is lengthy and will be in progress throughout the spring months. Please be aware of this upcoming change and make any adjustments required to account for possible delays.

As always, be safe and let us know if you have any problems.

03/05/2025

https://observer-me.com/2025/03/05/news/rsu-68-officials-working-on-2025-26-budget-2/

DOVER-FOXCROFT — RSU 68 officials are well into the work on developing the budget for the 2025-26 academic year. “As of today we have now balanced revenues and expenditures,” Superintendent Stacy Shorey said during a school board meeting on Tuesday, March 4, at the SeDoMoCha School.

03/05/2025

https://observer-me.com/2025/03/05/news/5-storied-inns-are-for-sale-around-maine/

By Zara Norman, Bangor Daily News Staff There are a handful of storied inns for sale right now around Maine. None are on the market for a lack of customers.

03/04/2025

https://observer-me.com/2025/03/04/featured/county-commissioners-pledge-support-for-big-moose-mountain-purchase-campaign/

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners have pledged their support for a local nonprofit to purchase the 1,700-acre Big Moose Mountain property.  The goal of the Friends of the Mountain’s “Ski the View, Save the Mountain” campaign is to provide a permanent nonprofit ski area f...

03/04/2025

Exciting news for our varsity athletic programs!

03/03/2025

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/03/03/outdoors/warden-recalls-surviving-fall-through-ice-joam40zk0w/

Warden Nick Bartholomew survived when his snowmobile went through the ice on Moosehead Lake. Now he tells his story.

03/01/2025

https://observer-me.com/2025/03/01/news/1-person-killed-in-piscataquis-county-snowmobile-crash/

By Wendy Watkins, Bangor Daily News Staff One person was killed in a snowmobile crash Friday, Feb. 28 in northern Maine, according to the Greenville Firefighters Association.

02/28/2025

https://observer-me.com/2025/02/28/news/friends-of-community-fitness-receives-25000-match-challenge-to-secure-future-of-community-center/

GUILFORD — Friends of Community Fitness is thrilled to announce an incredible opportunity to strengthen the future of the community center. A generous donor has offered a $25,000 match  challenge to support the organization’s endowment savings.

02/27/2025

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/27/outdoors/outdoors-contributors/skiing-big-moose-mountain-after-45-years-rekindled-passion/

"As we drove back toward Bangor, I was already planning my next trip to Big Moose Mountain," writes contributor Pete Warner.

02/27/2025

https://observer-me.com/2025/02/27/news/catching-a-big-wassookeag-fish-was-just-a-bonus-for-this-man/

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Keith Knight of Corinna was looking for a distraction. He had lost his cousin to cancer and fishing seemed like a good idea.

02/27/2025

https://observer-me.com/2025/02/27/featured/piscataquis-county-ems-teams-embrace-new-lifesaving-equipment/

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Piscataquis County are completing training on new equipment that will help them provide more efficient, effective care. “We recently took delivery of portable, automatic CPR assistance devices that provide safe, uninterrupted, hands-free chest compre...

02/26/2025

https://observer-me.com/2025/02/26/news/greenville-fire-department-moosehead-lake-ice-fishing-derby-returns-this-weekend/

GREENVILLE — The Greenville Fire Department’s fourth annual Moosehead Lake Ice Fishing Derby is set for this weekend, running from Friday, Feb. 28, Saturday, March 1, and Sunday, March 2.

02/26/2025

https://observer-me.com/2025/02/26/news/foundation-funds-new-playground-for-greenville/

GREENVILLE -- The Ellis L. Phillips Foundation of Boston recently announced that it approved a proposal from Little Schoolhouse Childcare for $20,000 to create a natural playscape for children adjacent to the future community building on the campus of the Greenville Consolidated School on Pritham Av...

02/25/2025

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02/24/2025

https://observer-me.com/2025/02/24/news/making-the-most-of-march-with-thompson-free-library/

By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library March arrives with a built-in tension. The upbeat concept we hold in our minds versus an uncertain reality.

02/23/2025