DOVER-FOXCROFT — Volunteering for Pine Tree Hospice is a wonderful way to dramatically improve the lives of others while also enhancing one’s own life by earning the special type of satisfaction that can only be achieved by helping those in need.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Public Health Council will be offering the following trainings free of charge: Responsible Beverage Sales (RBS) — On-Premise on Tuesday, Sept.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The four-part University of Maine Cooperative Extension Eat Well Nutrition Workshops start Oct.

    The Hicksville Photography founders grew up in Dover-Foxcroft and Charleston.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County website, like all Internet domains, is a good place to find information quickly and accurately.

HOT YOUNG CHICK Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom A minutes-old chicken moves away from its shell after hatching.

HORSING AROUND AT THE FAIR Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom Kim Desrosier of Dexter guides her horses Levi and Bud during the 3,200-pound pull on Aug.

Public hearing Sept.

By Ginger HutchinsWomancare Volunteer Program Coordinator     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Womancare’s mission is “to support and empower anyone affected by domestic abuse while engaging the community in the elimination of domestic abuse through education and the promotion of social change.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — “Hands down this is the best conference I have attended in my 11 years of teaching,” “I have never been so WOWED at a conference,” and “Best conference I attended in the past 20 years!” were but three of the responses offered by educators at the close of Foxcroft Academy’s first annual From Promise to Practice: Learning with iTunes U conference on Aug.

Jason Simpson, manager of Pat’s Pizza of Dover-Foxcroft, and wait staff person Danielle Thompson show off the $150 check to benefit the Penquis Smart Starts for Students back to school project.

    Alex Shaffer of Sebec and Adam Stetson of Brownville, both members of Boy Troop 100 in Dover-Foxcroft, recently returned from the 2013 National Scout Jamboree held at the Bechtel Summit Scout Reserve in West Virginia.

2013 edition of the Piscataquis Valley Fair offers something for everyone from Thursday to Sunday     DOVER-FOXCROFT — This year marks the 126th anniversary of the Piscataquis Valley Fair, which began in 1887.

    Delia Mary Willette Robichaud was born on Aug.

    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.