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Girl Scouts recently took a tour of the Hibbard Skilled Nursing Center

NURSING CENTER VISIT — Girl Scouts recently took a tour of the Hibbard Skilled Nursing Center in Dover-Foxcroft.

Project Linus Blanket Day 2014

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Project Linus Blanket Day 2014 for Piscataquis and Penobscot counties was held on April 26 at the Penquis Higher Education Center.

Senior Network open house May 22

DOVER-FOXCROFT — As spring is in the air and you or a senior you know is looking for a new way to meet others, come to Senior Network.

YesterYear Music Makers bring Broadway to town

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Friday, May 16 at 7 p.

Dover Cove Farmers’ Market opening day May 17

DOVER-FOXCROFT — It’s really spring, and farmers’ markets are opening all over the state of Maine.

D-F PD kicks off ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign May 19

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Police Department wants to remind motorists to Click It or Ticket.

Communications center may get major IT upgrade

By Mike LangeStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — The pending retirement of Sgt.

RSU 68 directors approve $9,972,119 2015 spending plan

District budget meeting May 27 By Stuart Hedstrom Staff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — The RSU 68 Board of Directors gave their approval to a budget for the 2014-15 school year totaling $9,972,119, during a meeting May 6 at the SeDoMoCha School.

Commissioners back COPS grant application but local funds questionable

By Mike LangeStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Sheriff John Goggin has had first-hand experience with the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program, funded primarily by the federal government.

Legislative Sentiment to C.W. & H.M. Hayes, P.A

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom 125 YEARS SERVING PISCATAQUIS COUNTY — State Rep.

GFWC/Miosac Club news

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Fifteen members of the GFWC/Miosac Club met at Thayer Parkway May 6 for the annual meeting.

Watch out! The Center Theatre is about to be taken over by comic book villains and zombies

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy’s Drama Ponies are proud to announce their spring production of the full-length play “Villains and Zombies” by Bradley Walton.

State president visits GFWC/Miosac Club

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The GFWC/Miosac Club hosted a reception to honor GFWC Maine President Anne Cress on April 26 at the United Methodist Church of Dover-Foxcroft.

Hospice workshop on comforting May 15

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Val Walker, author of “The Art of Comforting: What to Say and Do for People in Distress”, will be the guest speaker at Pine Tree Hospice’s community forum on how to support and communicate with individuals who are going through serious illness, bereavement, or other difficult life circumstances.

Late growing season doesn’t faze Ripley Farm owners

By Mike LangeStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — While many businesses in rural Maine are weather-dependent, farming is the most obvious one — whether you’re raising carrots or cattle.

Selectmen’s resolutions move trio of grant applications forward

Corridor moratorium article added to June 10 ballot By Stuart Hedstrom Staff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — Applications to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program for three different projects in town were moved forward, as the selectmen passed a resolution for each during an April 28 meeting.

Forestry management workshop May 23

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District, in partnership with the Maine Forest Service, Maine’s Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s (SFI) education committee and Pleasant River Lumber will be holding a Forestry Best Management Practices (BMPs) workshop on Friday, May 23 from 9 a.

Shooting suspects appear in court

By Nok-Noi RickerBangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — One suspect has refused to talk to police and the other says “he blacked out and does not remember” anything about the shooting that took place last week in front of their Lancaster Avenue house, according to a police affidavit.

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