The Piscataquis County Retired Educators met for the last formal meeting of the year. Sixteen members gathered recently at the Bear's Den for a silent auction, meeting and lunch.

The Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce will be performing a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. on Oct. 6 at Whitney's Family Market in Guilford.

This month, the Thompson Free Library offers up a satisfying mix of programs and events including a celebration of the library itself and a fun Halloween treat.

The State Workforce Board’s Older Worker Committee has announced 2017’s best employers for workers over the age of 50 in Maine. The awardees are Care & Comfort -- which has a location in Dover-Foxcroft, Community Health Options, Moody’s Co-worker Owned, Inc. and Associates for Training and Development.

The staff at the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) is working to spread the word about “LakeSmart,” a program designed to work with waterfront property owners to protect Maine’s bodies of water.

Dexter Dover Area Towns in Transition (DDATT) is sponsoring a harvest potluck supper on Friday, Oct. 6 at the Unitarian Universalist Church (11 Church Street across from the Abbott Memorial Library).

The Piscataquis County Democrats held a recent monthly meeting on Sept. 9 at the Shaw Public Library in Greenville.

Students at Foxcroft Academy and the SeDoMocha School are invited to take part in a contest for the Dover-Foxcroft Police Department.

Upcoming events in the region

The Center Theatre and the Slightly Off-Center Players announce auditions for the upcoming production of “The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.” The production, dramatized by Joseph Robinette from the story by C.S. Lewis, is being directed by Bobby Keniston.

The Center Theatre and the Dexter Dover Area Towns in Transition are presenting a very special cinematic portrait of farmer and writer Wendell Berry at the Center Theatre. The film “Look & See” will be screened at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28.

Outpatient Medical Director Dr. Elizabeth Dennis worked with her management team and colleagues at Mayo Regional Hospital in an effort to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use. When patients presented for care and were diagnosed with bronchitis or another viral illness,

In Maine we are fortunate to have access to thousands of acres of public land, which we can hike, explore and learn from. The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) would like to extend a warm welcome for all to enjoy a day or more at our two public lands – the Law Farm and the Demonstration Forest.

Upcoming fall events

Approximately $1,300 was raised through a sporting goods prize drawing to benefit the area’s Hooked on Fishing program, which helps gets youth involved in the activity, during an open house at the newly-opened Mountain's Sport Shop in Dover-Foxcroft over the Labor Day weekend.

At a recent meeting of the Three Rivers Kiwanis Club of Milo-Brownville at Kiwanis Headquarters in Milo, President Brenda Kelley honored member Edwin Treworgy with a Proclamation for a Lifetime of Achievement.

The executive committee of the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council (PCEDC) is seeking nominations for the annual Warren "Pete" Myrick Community Service Award, to be presented at the annual meeting of PCEDC in December. Date and location will be disclosed soon.

Dr. Richard Swett of Dover-Foxcroft was recently recognized at the annual banquet of the Maine Medical Association with a 50-year pin celebrating his graduation from Yale Medical School in 1967.