DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Surgical Services Department at Mayo Regional Hospital is observing Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March.

    Tilson, a Portland-based IT and telecom services company, recently hired Doug Gauthier of Dover-Foxcroft as a wireless technical installer and tower climber.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The patient advocate concept is a proven method of improving communication between healthcare providers and their patients, and is being fully supported by Mayo Regional Hospital.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The GFWC/Miosac Club met Feb.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROT — Students in Amy Fagan-Cannon’s seventh-grade language arts classes at SeDoMoCha Middle School had the opportunity to not only read the works of famous authors from the 18th, 19th and first half of the 20th centuries but to then research the lives of the writers in order to create Facebook replica profiles posing as the authors themselves.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Families impacted by domestic violence and other issues now have a place in which non-custodial parents can visit with their children in a safe, supervised environment and parents can safely transfer custody of their children.

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    DOVER-FOXCROFT — One of our biggest challenges to small business owners today is providing health care for themselves and their employees.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — University of Maine Cooperative Extension has announced that a canning workshop will be held on Wednesday, Feb.

MAKING SOMEONE’S VALENTINE’S DAY A Valentine’s Day surprise happened at the Hibbard Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Dover-Foxcroft as good Samaritan Dan Stern of Dover-Foxcroft brought a dozen long-stemmed red roses to a resident.

By Mark Chevalier Foxcroft Academy Director of Communications     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Six inches of freshly-fallen snow made for immaculate conditions at the 2013 Snow Golf Invitational, which was held at Foxcroft Golf Club Feb.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Public Health Council (PPHC) has teamed up with Piscataquis County and Dexter law enforcement and  area schools to reduce underage drinking and cut down on drug abuse and marijuana use.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Thinking of starting or expanding a business? The Incubator Without Walls (IWW) program helps individuals start and expand businesses with five or fewer employees.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — For the last few years several groups have been working on a long-term plan to preserve Central Hall on East Main Street.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — For the third year in a row SeDoMoCha Elementary School students and families have spent about a month reading a book together, as over the last few weeks they read E.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — You will learn tips and techniques for getting the word out to potential customers for agriculture products from Donna Coffin in the next workshop in the You Can series to be held Wednesday, Feb.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Alice Begin, grazing specialist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), will be the featured presenter for the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District’s (PCSWCD) rotational grazing workshop to be held on Saturday, Feb.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Sit back and enjoy a tour of the Scottish countryside by Wendy Russell of Widdershins.