DOVER-FOXCROFT — The annual community Project Linus Blanket Day will be held on Saturday, April 25 at the Penquis Higher Education Center on Mayo Street from 9 a.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Are you a farmer, landowner or estate owner? Have you ever given any thought to “what’s next” when you are ready to move, retire or leave your land to family? Do you have a plan for what will happen to your land if you were to experience a major change in your life? Join the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD), in partnership with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Piscataquis County, as they present a Farm and Estate Succession Planning Workshop on Saturday, March 7.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — As part of Mayo Regional Hospital’s Free Community Education Series Brian Miller, M.

Observer photos/Stuart Hedstrom Seventh-grader Ben Atwater shows part of his act for the SeDoMoCha Middle School talent show scheduled for Friday, Feb.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA announced recently that Deb Boyd, their current executive director, will be stepping down from this position to accept the role of CEO at the Old Town Orono YMCA starting in March.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — An annual tradition for eighth-graders in Ryan Nickerson’s math classes at SeDoMoCha Middle School is the “Barbie bungee jump.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — On the evening of Friday, Feb.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — For the last month students and families at the SeDoMoCha School had the opportunity to read Roald Dahl’s novel “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” at home together as part of the fifth annual One Book, One School — copies were provided by the school.

    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.