DOVER-FOXCROFT The Piscataquis County Economic Development Council recently received a $500,000 Brownfields Assessment grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency for economic development opportunities.
GUILFORD For several weeks, Piscataquis Community Elementary School students and teachers have been able to use the “Pirate Portal,” a 360-degree virtual reality classroom, along with two dozen virtual reality headsets and eight 360 GoPros.
The learning space the only one of its kind in Maine was formally dedicated with a ribbon cutting on Friday, Nov.
The Eastern Maine Development Corp. and area partners will use more than $445,000 in federal funding to study transportation options that will better connect Piscataquis and Penobscot counties.
Tired of dealing with poor internet connectivity, town officials and residents in Piscataquis and Penobscot counties formed their own coalition to bring broadband to their regions. Now they need to find money and a provider.