By Stuart Hedstrom Staff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — Last month the Piscataquis County Commissioners gave their approval to the creation of an administrative assistant to the Piscataquis County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) director.

         DOVER-FOXCROFT — During art this year with teacher Bobbi Tardif, students are making the SeDoMoCha School a place of collaboration and discovery.

     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Vice President Anne Cress, in the absence of President Vicki Moschella, called the Oct.

        Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom A large contingent of costumed marchers proceeded from the courthouse parking lot down East Main Street to the Dover-Foxcroft Congregational church parking lot on Oct.

     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Last year a group of other nursing students at the University of Maine conducted a community assessment on the Dover-Foxcroft community and determined that drug abuse is a major health concern for this population.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Charlotte White Center’s art program, under the direction of Christine Rice, meets twice weekly — once in the morning and once in the afternoon.

by Piscataquis County grand jury   By Nok Noi Ricker Special to the Observer DOVER FOXCROFT — Murder suspect Robert Burton, the Abbot man who earlier this year led police on the longest active manhunt in Maine history, was indicted Oct.

By Stuart Hedstrom Staff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — In mid-October residents of the region had the opportunity to tell their concerns directly to and get answers from Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew during a public meeting at the Penquis Higher Education Center.

   Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom Students in Mary Kate Povak’s grade 7 science classes at SeDoMoCha Middle School in Dover-Foxcroft were tasked with engineering projects to create inexpensive, easy to make water filters.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — Via a June 2014 town meeting vote, residents approved an ordinance concerning private distribution corridors including paved highways, pipelines and high tension transmission lines.

      DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover Cove Farmers’ Market is joining in the fun of Dover-Foxcroft’s Townwide Halloween BooNanza.

      DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mayo Regional Hospital’s Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Committee accepted the Most Improved Award for Worker Safety on Oct.

     DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Thursday, Nov.

By Stuart Hedstrom Staff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — With Finance Administrator John Baiamonte’s resignation taking effect next month, the Piscataquis County Commissioners approved a restructuring of positions in the finance office during a meeting on Oct.

By Stuart Hedstrom Staff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — Fifth-grade students in Barbara Buerger’s science classes at SeDoMoCha Middle School recently explored the world of plants by collecting different species of leaves outside their school.

Contributed photo Jared Atkinson of Dover-Foxcroft caught the only crayfish during a Hooked on Fishing, Not Drugs event Sept.

             DOVER-FOXCROFT — 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 PCEDC  annual meeting on Dec.

       DOVER-FOXCROFT — The GFWC/Miosac Club met at Thayer Parkway Oct.