DOVER-FOXCROFT — Avis Spear was born May 19, 1913 in Presque Isle and moved to Mapleton when her father became employed with the railroad.

People in recovery, considering recovery, family members, allies and professionals are all invited to attend an upcoming series of resource fairs being hosted by Helping Hands with Heart, a Piscataquis County coalition.

Contributed photo CLEANING UP DOWNTOWN — The Dover-Foxcroft Downtown Committee held a Community Cleanup Day on Sunday, May 16.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Retired Educators met April 27 at the home of President Rheba Michaud with 12 members attending.

Governor’s Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan proposes $20 million for CTEs to train students and strengthen Maine’s workforce FARMINGTON — During a tour of Foster Career and Technical Education Center in Farmington on May 14, Gov.

Grade 12, high honors: Alyssa Boyd, Sheryl Chase, Martina De Lucia, Khrystofor Downing, Dayita Durachman, Caleb Fockens, Lorane Genot, Hunter Kemp, Izaak Krause, Kai Lun Lai, Noah Lamb, Nguyen Mai Le, Anna Lee Morin, Kim Ngan Nguyen, Ava Rayfield, Annabelle Rhoda, Hermes Tong, Ching and Ya Annie Wang; honors: Benjamin Hadley Anderson, Kerem Bekmez, Salah Maxwell Sami Bitat, Kelli Jo Black, Miriam Elizabeth Cameron, Francesco Di Crescenzo, Lucas Greenlaw, May Horton, Luna Kemura, Samantha Lancaster, Selina Plante, Maranda Poulin, Lucas Ronco, Luke John Stedman, Makayla Talbot and Bradley Whitten.

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By Sam Schipani, Bangor Daily News Staff Hot peppers are a fun, spicy addition to any garden.

Eastern Maine Development Corporation welcomes new Senior Accountant Lisandro Jimenez.

Subhead: District budget meeting set for May 25 DOVER-FOXCROFT — The RSU 68 School Board approved a preliminary budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year totaling $11,999,662 during a May 11 meeting at the SeDoMoCha School.

Since 1972, National School Nurses Day has been set aside to celebrate this unique and specialized division of nursing.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — About 6,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine were administered at Northern Light Health’s clinic at the Piscataquis County Ice Arena from mid-March to early May.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff Bangor Savings Bank and Camden National Bank have both been named to Forbes annual list of the top 10 banks in America.

Penquis recently received $10,000 from the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to purchase supplies necessary for providing care and education to young children and support services to Maine families.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Residents of Dover-Foxcroft will be completing the two-part process to approve a 2021-22 municipal budget when they head to the polls for a referendum vote on Tuesday, June 8.

HALLOWELL – NAMI Maine, a statewide nonprofit organization providing education, support and advocacy for people living with mental illness and their families, continues to provide online mental health support through ongoing support groups and occasional education programs.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft and Slightly Off-Center Players Community Theater Group announced that they are holding auditions for two summer productions on May 22-23.

By Sarah Walker Caron, Bangor Daily News Staff The Bangor Daily News has a new outdoors editor, and it’s a familiar face.