DOVER-FOXCROFT — The construction process to move the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center from cramped conditions in the county jail in Dover-Foxcroft into the administrative unit of the sheriff’s office on the first floor of the same building has been proceeding and is nearing completion.

MILO — Two months ago Milo officials learned about an opportunity to work with the Maine Department of Transportation on a Village Partnership Initiative to develop a vision for the downtown — any binding obligation would be made in the months to come.

GREENVILLE — For most of the year the Greenville Planning Board has been working on an affordable housing density ordinance to be in compliance with state regulations — LD 2003 “An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine by Studying Zoning and Land Use Restrictions.

GUILFORD — On Monday, Aug.

Observer photo/Stuart HedstromEVERYONE’S A WEINER – The seventh edition of the Maine Red Hot Dog Festival was held in downtown Dexter on Saturday, Aug.

Bob Carey, superintendent of the Maine Bureau of Insurance, cautioned Maine residents to be  aware of salespeople offering “self-funded” health plans to individual consumers.

DEXTER — In 2012 the town of Dexter adopted a comprehensive plan, and the document was revised in 2018 with an assessment and update of policies, goals, and strategies.

MILO — Three weeks before students return to district buildings for the start of classes on Wednesday, Aug.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Just over three weeks before the start of classes on Wednesday, Aug.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Several bills the Maine Legislature passed into law this session related to boats, ATVs, snowmobiling, invasive species and hunting will go into effect on Aug.