Piscataquis County Schools
Our schools are some of Maine's best! Below are links to four of the County's independent school districts. Contact us if you are interested in any of the schools and we will set up visits for you.

MSAD # 4
(Abbot, Cambridge, Guilford, Parkman, Sangerville, and Wellington)

MSAD # 68
(Charleston, Dover-Foxcroft, Monson, Sebec)

Foxcroft Academy (a contracted, private academy for high school age students within the MSAD # 68 system)

MSAD # 41
(Atkinson, Brownville, LaGrange, and Milo)

School Union # 60
(Beaver Cove, Greenville, and Shirley)

For more information on how Maine's school systems are structured, click here.
* MSAD (Maine School Administrative District)

Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) Scores
The Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) is designed to measure student and school progress in achieving the high academic standards set forth in Maine's Learning Results. The MEA, created as part of the Educational Reform Act of 1984, was redesigned in response to the Maine Legislature's statute creating Learning Results, which passed in April of 1996.

All Maine students in grades 4, 8, and 11 are included in the MEA program. The goal of the MEA program is to create a fair opportunity for all Maine students to have access to and demonstrate achievement of the high standards found in Maine's Learning Results You will find the scores for Piscataquis County's schools here.

List of Maine Colleges & Universities
Maine's centers of higher education are some of the best in the nation. One of our public schools (the University of Maine at Farmington) is regularly cited as one of the top ten public liberal arts colleges by US News & World Report. The nearby University of Maine has receiving growing acclaim as a top research and development institution.

Piscataquis County now has its own college center, the Penquis Higher Education Center in Dover-Foxcroft. The Center provides both University and Community College courses for residents interested in pursuing degrees. The PCEDC and local allies asked the State in 2000 to allocate money for the Center and it has experienced enrollment growth ever since. For more information on the coursework offered, contact the Penquis Higher Education Center at (207) 564-2943.

Obtain a Maine Driver's License and Register your vehicle
Some of our municipalities have worked with the State and offer online vehicle registration and licensing.

Housing Cost
Piscataquis County has great residential housing at very reasonable prices. According to the US Census Bureau, the median value of a single-family, owner-occupied home in Piscataquis County is $62,300 while the State of Maine median value is $98,700.

Piscataquis County Realtors
If you are interested in real estate, check out our local realtors.

W.G. Blake's Agency

Mallett Real Estate

North Country Properties

Muzzy Real State

Ellen DeWitt Real Estate

Northern Associates, Inc.

Lakeview Realty

Norm Cookson Real Estate

Town & Country Realtors

Piscataquis County Hospitals
You can find a full range of hospital services at either of our two hospitals.

Mayo Hospital

Charles A. Dean Hospital & Nursing Home

Piscataquis County Chambers of Commerce
Both our Chambers have substantial business listings and calendars of things to do in the area.

Moosehead Lake Region Chamber of Commerce

Southern Piscataquis County Chamber of Commerce

Fun Activity Links
All of this in our backyards...the way life should be!

The Center Theatre for the Performing Arts

Pleasant River Walk

Penquis Bike Tour

The Maine Highlands

Piscataquis Valley Fair

Appalachian Mountain Club

Borestone Mountain Audubon Sanctuary

Baxter State Park

Peaks Kenny State Park

Lily Bay State Park

Maine Center for the Arts

The American National Folk Festival in Bangor

Hunting & Fishing Opportunities

Area Kiwanis Clubs

Three Rivers Club (Milo/Brownville)

Dover-Foxcroft Club

Guilford Area Club (Guilford)

Moosehead Club (Greenville)

Local Governmental Services
Small town America at its best and friendliest!
Most local services (voting, assessing, code enforcement, property tax collection, etc.) in New England are carried out on the municipal level. All of Piscataquis County municipalities have the direct, "town meeting" form of government in which municipal affairs are decided by the general public rather than elected representatives. Boards of Selectmen are elected by the public to act in an executive function. Six Boards of Selectmen in Piscataquis County (Brownville, Milo, Dover-Foxcroft, Guilford, Monson, and Greenville) have exercised their option for hiring a Town Manager to carry out the day-to-day activities of their community. For more information on the Town Meeting/Selectman form of government, click here.

Traffic
No traffic jams - EVER!

Weather
Four seasons of outdoor fun! Here are the average temperatures recorded within Piscataquis County.

Air Travel: Bangor International Airport (BIA)
You can get just about everywhere from this full service airport located in nearby Bangor, Maine. Interesting note: "The Langoliers", a TV miniseries based on Maine author Stephen King's book of the same name, was filmed at BIA.

Area News

Bangor Daily News - daily newspaper serving all of eastern Maine including Piscataquis County

The Moosehead Messenger - a weekly newspaper serving the western part of Piscataquis County

Three Rivers News - an informational event and news website for the eastern part of Piscataquis County

The Piscataquis Observer: a weekly newspaper serving the southern part of Piscataquis County. For subscription information, contact the Observer at (207) 564-8355

The Daily Me

WVII ABC 7

WLBZ NBC 2

WABI CBS 3

Maine Public Broadcasting Network (radio and tv)