The Dover-Foxcroft Hometown Holidays committee is excited about this year’s festivities.

By Stuart Hedstrom Staff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT – A proposed $4,007,542 Piscataquis County budget for 2016, along with a little more than $1,471,870 for the Unorganized Territories (UT) in 2016-17, was presented at a public hearing on the evening of Nov.

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DOVER-FOXCROFT — The new open Qigong class at the Center Theatre is pleased to announce that as the first eight-week trial session draws to a close, enthusiasm for the program is strong and plans are to continue.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners have scheduled the annual public hearing for the 2016 county budget and the 2016-2017 Unorganized Territory budget for Monday, Nov.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mayo Regional Hospital has been recognized by iVantageHealth Analytics and the National Organization of State Office of Rural Health (NOSORH) for overall excellence in patient perspectives, reflecting top quartile performance among all acute care hospitals in the nation.

  DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Saturday, Nov.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — This week, the Piscataquis Regional YMCA kicked off its Annual Campaign.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — For about a dozen employees of the Morton Avenue Municipal Building, Friday is a day to dress down in exchange for a monetary contribution with the collected funds earmarked each month for a various organization in town.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — Earlier in the month, by a 1,427-1,323 margin, Piscataquis County voters defeated a referendum question asking for the permission to spend up to $610,000 to construct a new Sheriff’s Office building at the intersection of East Main and School streets.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — Earlier in the month over a dozen decorated trees and accompanying goods were on display for a weekend in the banquet rooms at Pat’s Pizza.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County USDA Local Work Group (LWG) will meet on Friday, Dec.

  DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mayo Regional Hospital honored local and national veterans during a wreath dedication ceremony at the hospital on Veterans Day — Nov.

             DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre is producing “A Christmas Carol” in December and reached out to the SeDoMoCha School art department to highlight the talents of the students.

By Stuart Hedstrom Staff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — Earlier this year the Maine Shared Health Needs Assessment and Planning Process (SHNAPP) spent several months analyzing data, including an online stakeholder survey, to devise a 2015 Shared Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) for Piscataquis County.

Drop-in support group lets participants know they are not alone   By Stuart Hedstrom Staff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — Every Tuesday afternoon from 1 to 2:30 p.

  DOVER-FOXCROFT — The GFWC/Miosac Club met Nov.

     DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre Board of Directors has announced the hiring of Patrick Myers as the theatre’s executive director.