GORHAM — A half dozen students from the area were named to the fall Dean’s List at the University of Southern Maine.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     BANGOR — The Maine Land Use Planning Commission has rescheduled its monthly meeting to Wednesday, March 26 at the Penobscot County Courthouse in Bangor.

    The Alder Stream Preserve in Piscataquis and Penobscot Counties has increased by 2,300 acres as a result of the conservation work of the Northeast Wilderness Trust.

WHO IS THERE? Contributed photo   A barred owl has taken up residence on a deck in Parkman, being seen there over the last several weeks.

    WILLIAMSBURG TWP — On Saturday, March 15 the Penquis Cruizers will hold the annual Cabin Fever Reliever  a pot luck luncheon at noon at the home of Fred and Susan Worcester, 100 Williamsburg Road.

STATEHOUSE VISIT State Rep.

    On Thursday, March 6 area Grange Members meet with the GrowME Team at Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) at 1 p.

Staff Report Contributed photoRep.

    MILLINOCKET — The Foxcroft Academy Jazz Band earned the highest rating (1) for its performance at the MMEA District Jazz Festival at Stearns High School in Millinocket on Thursday, Feb.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     Many municipal officials breathed a sigh of relief when a bill became law last week without Gov.

    FARMINGTON — Five students from the region were named to the fall Dean’s List at the University of Maine-Farmington.

Photo courtesy of Post Historian Richard L Graves Sr.

    ORONO — The following students from Piscataquis County received Dean’s List honors for the fall 2013 semester at the University of Maine: Abbot: Ian Maines; Beaver Cove: Cody Watson; Blanchard: Marie Miller; Brownville: Jason Durant, Wesley Rouse and Rachel Worster; Dover-Foxcroft: Daniel Decker, Rebekah Flanders, Julia Kurzius, Frederick Maddocks, Paige Martin, Amber Murray, Brent Thomas and Madeline Kelly;     Greenville: Gretel Breton, Lily McLaughlin, Amanda Sarol and Emma Wilson; Greenville Jct.

Staff Report     BANGOR — The state will pay the relatives of the late Michael Scott Curtis of Sangerville $225,000 to settle a civil lawsuit filed against the Maine state police after Curtis was fatally shot during a standoff at the Piscataquis County Fairgrounds in November 2011.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     KINGSBURY — An agreement was announced last week between Blue Sky West, the company developing several wind turbine projects in Maine and a coalition of non-profit organizations representing the Appalachian Trail.

‘Our goal is to add value to your membership’ By Mike LangeStaff Writer    DOVER-FOXCROFT — When Denise Buzzelli took over as executive director of the Piscataquis Valley Chamber of Commerce in August 2013, the position had been vacant for quite awhile.

    WATERVILLE — The Harold Alfond Foundation has awarded Jobs for Maine’s Graduates (JMG) a $600,000 challenge grant allowing the statewide nonprofit to expand its programs to serve more youth.

    BIDDEFORD — Jacob J.