Democrats took control of the US House of Representatives with a consistent and constant focus on issues that matter to voters, namely health care. In Maine’s 2nd Congressional District and the race for governor, health care was the No. 1 issue for voters. And the candidates treated it that way.

Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT), a national nonprofit that promotes the safe and humane production of meat, milk and eggs, awarded a Fund-a-Farmer Grant to Turning Page Farm, owned by Joy and Tim Bueschen. This grant is designed to expand humane farming. Turning Page Farm will use its award to improve pasture and install fencing for goats and chickens on pasture.

Please join your neighbors at the upcoming free screening of the documentary “RESILIENCE” at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 7 at the Center Theatre. This film chronicles the research about the impact of toxic stress upon childhood development, and offers exciting new ways in which we all can work to promote resilience in all of our children – including our very youngest.

On Saturday, March 23 the Maine State Pee Wee Wrestling Championships K-8 were held at Noble High School in South Berwick Close to 600 participants competed in this event from all over the state. Two SeDoMoCha Middle School wrestlers placed at this very competitive event.

The Center Theatre is accepting registrations for the 2019 April vacation Theater Camp. The camp will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday April 15 through Friday, April 19 and will meet at The Commons Event Center at Central Hall.

The Foxcroft Youth and SeDoMoCha Middle School teams competed at the Hichborn Middle School youth wrestling tournament March 23 in Howland. Many teams from the area competed plus programs from Fort Kent and Caribou. The Eagles continue to dominate the competition with seven champions and 13 second-place finishers.

January and February Students of the Month at Piscataquis Community High School in Guilford.

The ice fishing season in the northern region of the state was extended after Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill that gave Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Commissioner Judy Camuso the authority to extend the ice fishing season when conditions permit.

Upcoming event around the region.

Voters in Dover-Foxcroft will have a second chance to weigh in on three proposed land use ordinances (LUO) rejected by the town last November. These ordinances are the result of many years of hard work by the Planning Board (PB) focused on creating a more robust regulatory framework to govern land use within our town.