By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — At the June annual town meeting residents approved both the establishment of a citizen commission for the purpose of revising the municipal charter as well as electing candidates to fill six of the commission seats and serve, along with the appointed positions, through June 30, 2007.

Photo courtesy of Rowell’s GarageTO AND FROM SCHOOL — Transporting students in RSU 68 and Foxcroft Academy during the upcoming school year will be bus drivers with Rowell’s Garage (for Dover-Foxcroft, Monson and Sebec) and Weymouth’s, Inc.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — USDA Rural Development State Director Virginia Manuel has announced that four Maine organizations in northern Maine have been selected to receive grants — together totaling nearly $213,000 — that will benefit people living in rural communities in a variety of ways.

  Inn is holding essay contest   DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Freedom House Bed & Breakfast will hold an open house Aug.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Volunteering has been a part of the American landscape from the very start.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Life is precious.

Photo courtesy of Care & ComfortJD FOUNDATION DONATION — Employees of the Dover-Foxcroft Care & Comfort location donated $635 raised through the Jeans Fund to the JD Foundation, with the contribution to support educational programs focused on suicide prevention.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — “Northeast by Eastern” will be presented at 2 p.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — Unorganized territory (UT) residents responding to an advisory referendum on the Atkinson deorganization procedure were nearly split 50/50 when asked if they favored the proposal.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — With students at the SeDoMoCha School starting classes on Tuesday, Aug.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Lee McKusick and wife Barbara will be back at Sebec Lake this month, and McKusick will lead two community sing-alongs on Aug.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The next Piscataquis County Republicans meeting will be held on Friday, Aug.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis business community is cordially invited to a Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours Mixer at the Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft on Thursday, Aug.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — 2016 is a big year for two downtown businesses.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy held its 116th alumni banquet on Aug.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom The quilt group of the Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church is conducting a raffle for the pictured quilt, with proceeds benefitting the church fuel assistance program and the free community dinners served — by different area organizations — on Monday evenings.

By Nick McCreaBDN Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mayo Regional Hospital is in the midst of partnership discussions with one of the state’s largest health care organizations.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The community life committee of St.