101st BIRTHDAY! Contributed photo Avis Spear celebrated her 101st birthday on May 19 with her granddaughter Judi from Virginia and a few friends at Pleasant Meadows in Dover-Foxcroft.

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    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Pollinators include bees, birds, butterflies, bats, and beetles.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom Barbara Clark, center, of Dover-Foxcroft was the winner in the Piscataquis Observer’s Find the Hot Air Balloon Contest.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — With the referendum ballot set to be decided at the polls on Tuesday, June 10, citizens had a final chance to inquire about the election items during a public hearing as part of a May 28 selectmen’s meeting.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom A hot air balloon travels over the town of Dover-Foxcroft on the evening of May 31 during the second annual Piscataquis Heritage Hot Air Balloon Festival, after taking off from the Piscataquis Valley Fairgrounds and traveling to Sangerville.

District-wide referendumon Tuesday By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Voters from the four RSU 68 communities attending the annual district budget meeting May 27 at the SeDoMoCha School gave their approval to a budget totaling $9,972,119 for the 2014-15 academic year.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — American Legion Post 29 of Dover-Foxcroft hosted a dinner honoring all veterans from Dover-Foxcroft who served in the armed forces during the Vietnam Warera.

Memorial Day was recognized in Dover-Foxcroft with a procession through town.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy honored the Class of 2014’s outstanding scholars at its annual Rose Award ceremony on the afternoon of May 13.

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

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Foxcroft Academy Music Department will present a concert by the private students of the music faculty at the Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church on Sunday, June 1 at 3 p.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Concerns over a six month-old administrative assistant vacancy at the district attorney’s office were brought to the attention of the Piscataquis County commissioners at their regular meeting last week by two representatives of Womancare.

In recognition of Maine Arbor Week the town of Dover-Foxcroft — which has been designated with Tree City USA Community status — presented a maple tree to the Kiwanis Club of Dover-Foxcroft to be planted at Kiwanis Park behind the Piscataquis Regional YMCA.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy Head of School Arnold Shorey has announced Samuel Keane as the Valedictorian and Zhaojing (Floria) Ji as the Salutatorian of the Class of 2014.

Despite rain, about 45 children took part in a Hooked on Fishing, Not Drugs event May 17 at Kiwanis Park in Dover-Foxcroft.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Resource Exchange will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, June 5 from 8-10 a.