WORCESTER, Mass — Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has announced that Rachel Cody of Dover Foxcroft, a junior majoring in chemical engineering, was named to the university’s dean’s list for academic excellence for the fall 2014 semester.

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    DOVER-FOXCROFT — “It’s All About You!” will be held on Saturday, Feb.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre and the Slightly Off Center Players present “Spooky Love: A Night Of One Act Plays.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Thompson Free Library is recognizing American Heart Month by holding a  brown bag lunch workshop on Feb.

    Michele Maingot Cabral will celebrate the launch of her book “Walking Away: Waking up from the American Dream” with an event on Friday, Feb.

    Carol Blethen of Dover-Foxcroft has been awarded a Program for Continuing Education Grant from the P.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre and Slightly Off-Center Players will be holding auditions this weekend for a children’s production of “The Jungle Book” being presented in April and directed by Bobby Keniston.

Bids accepted for four cruisers and a new generator By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners approved the hiring of Kayla Goodine as a full-time corrections officer during last week’s meeting and also accepted bids for four patrol cruisers and a new generator for the jail.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Why is the Middle East such a “hot spot” today? Where did all those little countries (Croatia, Slovakia, Lithuania, etc.

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Staff Report     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Christopher Winstead was selected as the new executive director for the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council at the Feb.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Since the start of the calendar year, RSU 68 officials have begun their work on developing the budget for the 2015-16 academic year.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — During the past two decades, major improvements have been made to the Piscataquis County jail, courthouse and county administrative offices.

Local collaboration will provide classroom activities     DOVER-FOXCROFT — While it might be difficult to think about gardening and farming in mid-January, a group of volunteers are doing just that as they are preparing a fourth year of the GrowME program.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Because of the latest winter weather to hit the state, Antonio Rocha’s afternoon performance at the Center Theatre originally scheduled for Jan.

By Minnie McCormick     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Eleven GFWC/Miosac Club members enjoyed foods from Norway, Germany, Ireland, China and Italy and Vienese coffee at the international dinner held at Thayer Parkway Jan.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover Low Vision Group will meet at the Thompson Free Library from 10 to 11:30 a.