By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — On March 25 Dover-Foxcroft resident and 23-year-old Army helicopter pilot Tysen Ober will be departing to run cross country, traveling across the U.

Having just wiped the whipped cream out his eyes, SeDoMoCha Middle School grade 8 math teacher Ryan Nickerson is forced to take an extra large helping of the topping to the face thrown by eighth-grader Marie Hartung during the school’s PI Day on March 14.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Chapter of Newborns In Need will hold an informational meeting Wednesday, March 13 at the Dover-Foxcroft  United Methodist Church at 2 p.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The annual Community Project Linus Blanket Day will be held on April 20 at the Penquis Higher Education Center on Mayo Street from 9 a.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Creative costumes, a classic storyline and recognizable songs converge in Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland, Jr.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — In January, the Piscataquis Regional YMCA offered a New Year’s Challenge to area businesses and organizations.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mayo Regional Hospital completed the purchase of the Corinth medical office from Sunbury Medical Associates on March 8.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Valley Adult Education Collaborative (PVAEC) held a CNA Pinning Ceremony for the latest class of graduating students on Jan.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The GFWC/Miosac and Cosmopolitan clubs and the Kiwanis will be sponsoring a high school art contest at the Center Theatre on Sunday, March 24 from 2-4 p.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Leslie Lizotte LSW Community Service Specialist from the Eastern Area Agency on Aging will be holding a Medicare 101 presentation in the Borestone Room at Mayo Regional Hospital on Thursday, March 21 at 6:30 p.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mayo Orthopedics has upgraded its medical imaging technology with the installation of a new, Philips diagnostic x-ray system at its Dwelley Avenue office in Dover-Foxcroft.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mark your calendar and plan to join us on Monday, March 18 at the Spaulding Room at Pat’s Pizza for the quarterly meeting of the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council (PCEDC) when we are joined by Ed Cervone, president and CEO of the Maine Development Foundation.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mark your calendars for the first annual Piscataquis Heritage Hot Air Balloon Festival.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Elton John Tribute band Yellow Brick Road headlines the Center Theatre’s digital projector fundraiser, performing Saturday, March 23 at 7 p.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA recently started the latest session with a number of new classes and programs for the community.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Last week a pair of events at the SeDoMoCha School promoted reading and wellness respectively through several fun after-school activities.

By Bill PearsonStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — The county commissioners want to extend their contract with Moosehead Rubbish of Greenville to provide services for the Lily Bay transfer station until 2018.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — With the first draft of the 2013-14 municipal budget, which was presented to the Board of Selectmen late last month, remaining flat at the town level the Budget Advisory Committee has begun its work in preparing the spending plan for the annual town meeting on the last Saturday of April.