Calendar of events

Have you been dreaming about adding a pond to your property? Perhaps you would like a place to stock trout, enjoy wildlife, to take a dip on a hot summer day or even have a water source for agricultural needs. If a pond is what you desire then join the staff of the Somerset and Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation Districts for a pond construction and maintenance workshop on Friday, June 9.

What is privacy on the internet? Well, a smart person would probably tell you that it doesn't exist, and you should probably assume as much as you spend time online.

Dover-Foxcroft's Charter Revision Commission would like all town voters to believe their proposed changes to the charter are offered as a way of "streamlining" the voting process for the annual town budget.

Good things are coming for the town of Sangerville, Maine. A huge percentage of the Sangerville residents are excited and now have a positive outlook and sense of trust concerning our town and the totally new select board members.

FA’s Mikoud breaks school discus record

Legislation to allow hunters to wear red if their religion prohibits them from wearing orange earned support in the Maine House on Thursday, May 11. The bipartisan vote was 120-27.

Teachers from each of Maine’s 16 counties were honored May 11 at the Statehouse for an annual event in the Hall of Flags announcing the 2017 Maine County Teachers of the Year. Among the group is Kaitlin Young of SeDoMoCha Elementary School. Young teaches music at the school in Dover-Foxcroft.

Stephanie Smith, who has coached the Foxcroft Academy field hockey team to 51 victories in four seasons including the 2013 Class C state championship, is directing the Ponies’ softball program this spring for the first time.

This is one of my memories of living during the Vietnam War. When my older brother, Craig, told me Gary had been killed in Vietnam -- I thought of the skates, the shadows, and the ice.