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WEBPiscataquis Observer. Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom WALK FOR HOPE — The inaugural Walk for Hope on Sept. 21 featured more than 200 participants raising over $31,000 — and counting — to support the Tracy Hibbard Kasprzak Cancer Treatment Center at Northern Light Mayo Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft. Participants began behind the main hospital ...
Scientists monitor insect-borne infections through moose and deer
WEB8 hours ago · By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Hunters are playing a critical role in the state’s ability to track the spread of insect-borne diseases in Maine. The Vector-borne Disease Laboratory at MaineHealth Institute for Research in Portland sends scientists to key big game registration stations in the state to take blood and tick samples from the moose and deer brought in by hunters.
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WEBSheriff’s office dispatch center awaiting replacement doors. DOVER-FOXCROFT — The construction process to move the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center from cramped conditions in the county jail in Dover-Foxcroft into the administrative unit of the sheriff’s office on the first floor of the same building has been ...
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Maine credit unions launch challenge to fight hunger
WEB7 hours ago · As part of their longstanding efforts, Maine credit unions are proud to announce the launch of their fifth annual $100,000 Ending Hunger Challenge. Throughout the month of October, Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger will be working to raise $100,000 to provide access to nutritious meals for those in need.
Dr. Evans for Senate District 4 -Piscataquis Observer
WEB12 hours ago · This Nov. 5 Rich Evans, D-Dover-Foxcroft is running for the Maine State Senate District 4 (if you are reading this, you are probably in District 4). Rich was born into poverty in Houston Texas, one of seven children living in an uninsulated, 2-bedroom house with no running water or air conditioning. Neither of his parents graduated from high ...
Obituaries | Piscataquis Observer
WEB1942 - 2024. Lois M. (Averill) Nelson, 81, passed away peacefully on September 19, 2024, after a long illness. She was born in Dover-Foxcroft on November 15, 1942, to Henry L. Averill and Isabel R. (Day) Averill. Lois enjoyed knitting, reading, watching cardinals at her bird feeders and baking with her grandchildren.
A surgeon’s touch in the Legislature -Piscataquis Observer
WEB4 hours ago · Staff, Piscataquis Observer • September 30, 2024. To the Editor; I am writing to support the candidacy of Dr. Richard Evans, who is running for the Maine Senate in Senate District 4. I first became acquainted with Dr. Evans when he joined the medical staff of Mayo Regional Hospital, where I practiced orthopedic surgery.
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WEBPhilip Everett Piper Jr. of Loudon, NH, passed away July 29, 2024, at Concord Hospital in Concord, NH. He was born in Bangor, Maine, on April 25, 1950, to Philip Everett Piper Sr. and Anne (Katakis) Piper. He was the oldest of seven children. He had a lengthy tenure at Verizon for 35 years, retiring in 2001.
Mosquito-borne disease found in 3 more Maine counties
WEB6 days ago · A mosquito-borne disease has been found in three more Maine counties. So far this year, 13 of Maine’s 16 counties have seen confirmed presence of a mosquito-borne illness. West Nile virus was found in wild birds in Piscataquis, Sagadahoc and Washington counties, according to Lindsay Hammes, a spokesperson for the Maine Center for Disease ...