BREWER — This week, May 19-25, Northern Light Health is recognizing the dedication and commitment of our Emergency Medical Services team as part of National EMS Week.

Northern Light CA Dean and Mayo Hospitals are proud to announce the recipients of their 2024 awards for nursing excellence.

GUILFORD — Whenever the emergency dispatchers with the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office answer the phone, they never know what type of call may be coming in.

FREEPORT — Five women from the GFWC Miosac Club in Dover-Foxcroft attended the General Federation of Women’s Clubs Maine Spring Convention at the Hilton Garden Inn in Freeport May 9-10.

BREWER — With the onset of warmer weather, concerns about health issues stemming from exposure to Brown Tail Moth Caterpillar hairs are on the rise.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis Environmental Education Collaborative and Maine TREE have organized a Green Jobs Fair for area middle school classes, Piscataquis Community Elementary School grade 6, Penquis Valley Middle School grade 6, and SeDoMoCha Middle School grade 7.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy, serving as the managing partner of the Piscataquis County Ice Arena for the Libra Foundation, is pleased to announce the promotion of Lucas Butler to the position of director of PCIA.

ABBOT — For a decade and a half Atlantic salmon have been an endangered species in many Maine waterways.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Last fall the Dover-Foxcroft Select Board began the process to rectify a pair of deteriorating properties at 70 Union Street and 130 Pleasant Street.

Photo courtesy of GFWC Miosac Club BLUE PINWHEELS — GFWC Miosac Club members “planted” blue pinwheels in front of the Dover-Foxcroft United Methodist Church on East Main Street.

DEXTER — Androscoggin Bank is proud to announce its immediate support for the Tri-County Technical Center’s welding program with a $1,000 contribution.

By Marie Weidmayer, Bangor Daily News Staff A Bangor-born woman who allegedly scammed people in multiple states and countries can be extradited to the United Kingdom, a federal judge ruled.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Thursday, May 9 Foxcroft Academy held a special ceremony to announce the Class of 2024 outstanding scholars at its annual Rose Award ceremony.

ORONO — Northern Light CA Dean and Mayo Hospitals are pleased to announce that Christina “Kirsty” Pratley, director of infection prevention, was recently presented with the Maine Patient Safety Academy’s 2024 Rising Tide Award at the Academy’s annual conference held at the University of Maine.

District budget meeting set for May 28 DOVER-FOXCROFT — The RSU 68 Board of Directors approved a proposed $14,238,768 budget for the 2024-25 academic year during a meeting Tuesday, May 7 at the SeDoMoCha School.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The construction process to move the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center from cramped conditions in the county jail in Dover-Foxcroft into the administrative unit of the sheriff’s office on the first floor of the same larger building has been underway for over two months.

By Erin Rhoda, Bangor Daily News Staff Two Maine nonprofits will continue to fight the state’s decision to award a potentially $1 billion contract to an out-of-state company to arrange transportation for Medicaid patients with no other way to get to appointments.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff AUGUSTA — Lawmakers approved a plan in April to ensure Maine begins providing defendants with clear start dates for criminal trials, but the proposal will not take effect unless it receives the necessary funding.