SANGERVILLE, Maine — A fast-moving fire Thursday night destroyed an old unoccupied farmhouse and attached barn on Silvers Mills Road owned by Piscataquis County Sheriff John Goggin and his wife, Bonnie.
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BROWNVILLE, Maine — Residents on Wednesday approved the laying and taking of easements on the fire lanes in Brownville Junction so the town can maintain the roads.
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GREENVILLE, Maine — The School Committee and the Board of Selectmen each voted Wednesday during special meetings to support a joint statement asking residents to reject a proposed school …
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DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — What a difference a new building and space can make, especially for the Foxcroft Veterinary Service.
Now that the animal hospital and clinic has moved into its new …
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GUILFORD, Maine — About 90 employees of True Textiles, formerly InterfaceFABRIC Inc., will be permanently laid off on Jan. 26 because of the poor economic climate, the company said.
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DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — Dover-Foxcroft selectmen voted Monday to support the school reorganization plan despite opposition by some of the district’s partners in the Alternative Organizational Structure.
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GREENVILLE, Maine — When Gunner saw his leash in the hand of his owner on a recent day, he did what any dog would do — he whined and wagged his lanky tail.
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DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — It’s a matter of pay now or later, but for Dover and Foxcroft Water District customers the pay-later option will reach deeper into their wallets, according to water district officials.
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GREENVILLE, Maine — For years, town officials have dipped into the surplus account to fund unanticipated expenses and to reduce taxes, and that, along with overestimating revenues, has left Greenville with a fund balance deficit of about $135,000 that could increase as much as $190,000 by year’s end.
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GREENVILLE, Maine — For years, town officials have dipped into the surplus account to fund unanticipated expenses and to reduce taxes, and that, along with over estimating revenues, has left Greenville with a fund balance deficit of about $135,000 that could increase as much as $190,000 by year end.
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TOWNSHIP 3, Maine — A Greenbush man crashed his snowmobile into a tree Saturday near West Lake in northern Hancock County after his ice fishing equipment apparently got tangled up in the throttle.
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DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — It's a matter of pay now or later, but for Dover and Foxcroft Water District customers the pay later will reach deeper into their wallets, according to water district officials.
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A state program to help stimulate the expansion of broadband Internet access into rural Maine is generating some controversy as communications firms that compete against some of the grant recipients are challenging the fairness of the program.
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MILO, Maine — The owners of downtown businesses that were burned in a Sept. 14 fire that was ruled an arson are eligible for low-interest disaster loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — The Piscataquis County commissioners voted Tuesday to dismiss Michael Henderson, the county manager, effective March 6.
The decision came after the commissioners held their annual performance evaluation of Henderson in executive session.
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DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — The Piscataquis County commissioners will meet with municipal officials later this month to discuss the possibility of a regional solution for animal control and public health.
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DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — Halstyn Gunther, son of Michelle and Eugene Gunther III of Dexter, was the first baby born in 2009 at Mayo Regional Hospital.
Weighing 7 pounds, 1 ounce, Halstyn was born …
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GUILFORD, Maine — After a difficult year, members of the Guilford Historical Society are looking forward to 2009 with optimism.
“Our travails of the past we hope to keep behind us,” …
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