DOVER-FOXCROFT — Representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services will be available to assist area residents on the first Thursday of each month, starting July 7, from 8:30 a.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — Following the approval of all the items on the annual referendum warrant, the selectmen took the next steps for several articles during a June 20 meeting.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — The long-term plans for municipal solid waste disposal across the Unorganized Territories (UT) in Piscataquis County are now in place after the county commissioners came to an agreement on where tonnage from the Lily Bay and Orneville transfer stations will go during a June 21 meeting.

  Observer photo/Stuart HedstromTABLE MANNERS NOT REQUIRED — Entrants in the youth whoopie pie eating contest see who can finish their treats the fastest during the 2016 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival on Saturday, June 25 in downtown Dover-Foxcroft.

Contributed photoGREEN IMPROVEMENTS — Skip Dodson from Circle D Spray Foam and Rollin Thurlow, chair of the Center Theatre’s facilities committee, examine areas in need of additional insulation.

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Contributed photo 50-YEAR MASONIC SERVICE MEDAL — Former Dover-Foxcroft resident and Foxcroft Academy teacher Richard Harvey, third from left, was recently presented with his 50-year Masonic Medal in his current hometown of Farmington.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The grand opening of the Center Theatre on Aug.

Photo courtesy of Living Word Assembly of God   CHURCH CONTRIBUTION — Pastor Charles Scott of the Living Word Assembly of God in Dover-Foxcroft recently presented Kenny Cates with a love offering to help him with medical bills due to lung cancer.

  DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover Low Vision Group will meet in the Thayer Parkway Community Room from 10 to 11:30 a.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Area children ages 6-9 are invited to Harmony Camp 2016 from 9 a.

Contributed photo Shannen Rhoda of Dover-Foxcroft, second from left, is the grand prize winner in The Piscataquis Observer’s annual “Find The Whoopie Pie” contest.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — All 11 referendum articles were passed by a majority of the 418 residents at the polls on June 14.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The sixth annual Piscataquis Cruise-In, sponsored by the Piscataquis County Republican Committee, will be held on Sunday, June 26 from 10 a.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County has been awarded federal funds made available through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS/Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The May meeting of the Piscataquis County Retired Educators’ Association was held on May 24 at the Bear’s Den.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Three recordings of live opera performances captured on film will be shown at the Center Theatre this summer.

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