DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA has well-established pre-school and after-school programs and is now expanding into a specialized pre-K program for 4- to 5-year-olds.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Several months ago residents of RSU 68 gave their approval to a 2013-14 school budget of $9,792,467, made up of about $4.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — More than 200 Foxcroft Academy alumni and friends disregarded stormy weather and gathered in the FA gymnasium on Aug.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Providing youth with opportunities to continue to learn and engage in meaningful activities at the end of the school day can boost their academic success.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Retired Educators held a picnic basket raffle at Homecoming to raise money for the Esther Pennington Piscataquis County Retired Educators Scholarship.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Retired Educators working with the Maine Educators Association (Retired) donated $100 in school supplies to the Angel Project at Charlotte White Center as a Caring Community Project.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Maine Drug Enforcement Agents arrested and charged 33-year-old Joel Frigon of Dover-Foxcroft with trafficking in methamphetamine on Aug.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Board of Trustees of Mayo Regional Hospital has accepted the resignation of Edward J.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The 2013 annual meeting of the Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce was called to order by Chamber President Sherry French on June 20 the conference room at Foxcroft Academy.

NEW OFFICER Paco, an 8-month-old Mali, recently joined the Dover-Foxcroft Police Department as a tracking and drug detection canine.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy alumni representing classes ranging from 1943-2003 gathered at the gymnasium Aug.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners voted unanimously last week to hire Dover-Foxcroft Police Officer Kyle Wilson as a full-time deputy sheriff and Fire Department Capt.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The following are the award winners as determined by a panel of three judges during the 2013 Dover-Foxcroft Shiretown Homecoming Parade “A Splash of Summer!” on Aug.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mayo Regional Hospital will host a Red Cross community blood drive in the Resource Center on Monday, Aug.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Applications are open for Master Gardener Volunteer Training beginning Sept.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre for the Performing Arts is pleased to announce a fundraiser for a scholarship in the memory of Dacano Arno.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Saturday, Aug.

A cake was decorated for the Piscataquis Observer’s 175th anniversary, enjoyed by those stopping by the annual cookout on Aug.