DOVER-FOXCROFT — The American Red Cross will hold a community blood drive at Camden National Bank in Dover-Foxcroft on Thursday, July 25 from 10 a.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mayo Regional Hospital’s Seniority program has scheduled a free community educational session on Tuesday, July 30, from 2-3 p.

    Wednesday, July 10 — Tuna salad roll, pasta salad, mixed fruit, white roll and chocolate chip cookie.

    Wednesday, July 3 — Braised pork and gravy, mashed potato, creamed spinach, wheat roll and snickerdoodle.

    DEXTER — Music, comedy and satire are featured at the Talent Night on Saturday.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Scattered showers couldn’t scatter a throng 6,000 strong that visited Dover-Foxcroft on Saturday, June 22 for the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Last season was the first in use for a section of snowmobile trail on town-owned property and other parcels near the intersection of the Landfill Road and Essex Street.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom    TABLE MANNERS NOT REQUIRED — Competitors in the children’s whoopie pie eating contest see who can eat four of the miniature chocolate and cream desserts the fastest during the annual Maine Whoopie Pie Festival on June 22 in downtown Dover-Foxcroft.

Photo courtesy of Womancare    HARMONY CAMP — Children ages 6-9 took part in the first of several of Womancare’s Harmony Camps June 18-20 at the Greenville Union Evangelical Church.

Photo courtesy of art teacher Mary LightbodySUMMER ART SHOW — Students in grades 7-12 from the Ridge View School and Dexter Regional High School are exhibiting their ceramic art this summer at the Abbott Memorial Library in Dexter.

    Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft announces the following births:     FORTIER — A son, Landyn John Fortier, born to Edith Bose Aspinall and Justin Michael Fortier of Dexter on May 27, 2013; joining sister Arabella Starr.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre and the Slightly Off-Center Players announce their production of “Some Enchanted Evening: The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein.

    DEXTER — The Dexter Community Band will be performing at several venues this summer.

Photo courtesy of Nancy McCloskey/Cub Scout Pack 61    LIGHT OF CHRIST MEDAL RECIPIENTS — Eion McCloskey, left, and Jorgen Halverson from Sangerville’s Cub Scout Pack 61 were recently presented with the Light of Christ Medal at St.

Photo courtesy of Abbott Memorial LibraryBOOK CLUB SALUTES THE SIXTIES — Raising their glasses of Tang, members of Abbott Memorial Library’s Book Club saluted the 1960s on May 29 when the club met to discuss “Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream” by Doris Kearns (Goodwin).

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Special summer programs begin Thursday, June 27 at Thompson Free Library with baby goats and lambs at 10:30 a.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — For the fourth year, the Piscataquis Regional YMCA is offering free healthy meals to all children 18 and under in the community.

On May 4, 91-year-old Bob Hamlin was joined by his son Brian (both are Brownville residents) and Brian’s son Tucker Hamlin of Scarborough for a three-generation  parachute jump at Skydive New England in the York County town of Lebanon.