Darcy Merrill, RN was the recipient of Mayo Regional Hospital’s 2013 Nursing Excellence Award on May 6, part of the National Nurses’ Week activities.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Womancare, a Piscataquis County-based organization working to end domestic violence, marked the end of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week with a forum celebrating the advances made over the history of the extension of legislated rights to the victims of crime.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society will meet on Wednesday evening, May 8 at 7 in the Gerrish Room at Thayer Parkway.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Hard to believe that the Senior Network will be celebrating its fifth birthday on this spring.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting free workshops, Essentials of College Planning, for adults 19 and over on Monday, May 6 at the Piscataquis Valley Adult Education Cooperative, 48 Morton Avenue, at 9 a.

The front connector building is shown being removed at the Moosehead site in Dover-Foxcroft.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre for the Performing Arts announces its first digital “Day of Release” movie “Star Trek Into Darkness” which will open on Friday, May 17 at the Center Theatre at the same time that it opens nationwide.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Maine will sponsor a free Family-to-Family Education Program specifically designed for families of people diagnosed with mental illness.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Retired Educators resumed meetings April 23 at the Bear’s Den with 13 members and one guest.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — It’s spring! Another sure sign is the opening of farmers’ markets all over the state of Maine.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — National Volunteer Week was April 21-27.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — On the heels of being voted as winner of the 2013 About.

The SeDoMoCha Builder’s Club offered free face painting on April 27 during the Kiwanis Piscataquis River Race.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Saturday, May 4 runners can take part in a five kilometer (3.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Attendees at an April 25 meeting of Senior Network at the Morton Avenue Municipal Building had the opportunity to learn how to avoid becoming victims of various scams and frauds, which have become more sophisticated and widespread with advances in technology.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Thursday, May 9, at 6 p.

The six-person canoe team of Mike Sproul, Laurie Sproul, Bob Nadeau, Anthony Phillips, Chris Deane and Dan Littlefield finished the Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Piscataquis River Race in third place.

Land Use Regulation Ordinance amendments will not be includedBy Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Citizens gave their approval to six articles during the annual town meeting on the morning of Saturday, April 27 at the Morton Avenue Municipal Building.