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        Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom A large contingent of costumed marchers proceeded from the courthouse parking lot down East Main Street to the Dover-Foxcroft Congregational church parking lot on Oct.

     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Last year a group of other nursing students at the University of Maine conducted a community assessment on the Dover-Foxcroft community and determined that drug abuse is a major health concern for this population.

By Ryan McLaughlin BDN Staff AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine Department of Transportation officials on Friday removed several roadside signs in the Moosehead Lake region opposing wind power development in the region, according to a department spokesman.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Charlotte White Center’s art program, under the direction of Christine Rice, meets twice weekly — once in the morning and once in the afternoon.

by Piscataquis County grand jury   By Nok Noi Ricker Special to the Observer DOVER FOXCROFT — Murder suspect Robert Burton, the Abbot man who earlier this year led police on the longest active manhunt in Maine history, was indicted Oct.

By Ernie Clark Staff Writer ELLSWORTH — A season of high hopes ended in the Class B North quarterfinals for the Foxcroft Academy boys’ soccer team after a 2-1 loss to top-ranked and defending regional champion Ellsworth.

By Stuart Hedstrom Staff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — In mid-October residents of the region had the opportunity to tell their concerns directly to and get answers from Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew during a public meeting at the Penquis Higher Education Center.

of third-graders through Dictionary Project   By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — Upon reaching grade 3 students at both Milo and Brownville Elementary have been presented with their own dictionaries for the past seven years thanks to the Valley Grange of Guilford.