GUILFORD — The UMaine Extension–Piscataquis County annual supper and meeting will be Saturday, Sept.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GUILFORD — Ann Kirkpatrick of Belfast will take over as superintendent of School Administrative District 4 on Oct.

    GUILFORD — The Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department, working with Maine State Police and the Dover-Foxcroft Police Department, are investigating a shooting, beating and alleged dog attack that sent four residents of Guilford to Mayo Regional Hospital Monday night.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GUILFORD — Plans for a new retail store in Guilford took another step forward at last week’s Board of Selectmen’s meeting.

Attire from the Civil War and the present were both on display during the “Then and Now” fashion show on July 20 at the Valley Grange in Guilford, presented by Sarah Elizabeth Palmer Tent No.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GUILFORD — Andrea and Tom Gilbert, the owners of Herring Brothers Meats, weren’t sure how many kids would sign up for the first-ever pig scramble at this year’s Piscataquis River Festival.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GUILFORD — Hundreds of fun-lovers are expected to converge on Guilford this Saturday for the Redneck River Festival, which begins with breakfast at the United Methodist Church from 7-9 a.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GUILFORD — When the Guilford Memorial Library expansion was completed in 2003, one of the projects slated for the future was to create a community meeting room in the lower level.

    GUILFORD — The Mid-Maine Duplicate Bridge Club played on July 8 with the following results:     first, Mary Johnston of Guilford and Joyce Cross of Dover-Foxcroft; second, Ron Lyford of Hartland and Harry Bridge of St.

    GUILFORD — There are some very exciting additions to this year’s River Festival on Saturday, July 27.

    GUILFORD — Ever wonder how much work it took Scarlett O’Hara of “Gone with the Wind” to get into those gorgeous dresses?     Come and find out, as both Civil War fashions and more modern dress will be showcased at the “Then and Now” fashion show, as attendees learn a bit of history while enjoying some Civil War-era refreshments, listen to some music and see the various fashions.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GUILFORD — The Guilford Board of Selectmen set the town’s mil rate at $13.

By Mike LangeStaff writer     GUILFORD — Residents of Abbot, Cambridge, Guilford, Parkman, Sangerville and Wellington approved a $680,000 bond issue to allow School Administrative District 4 to purchase pellet boilers for its two school buildings.

    GUILFORD — The Class of 2013 Scholarships were presented to the following graduating seniors at Piscataquis Community High School.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer    GUILFORD — Redneck Riverfest is set for Saturday, July 27 in Guilford, and the mid-summer event – now in its ninth year – is easily the biggest drawing card of the year for the riverfront community.

By Mike LangeStaff writer     GUILFORD — Wearing hot pink or lime green T-shirts adorned with an “Arts Alive is a slam dunk” logo, more than 300 students and 100 volunteers participated in the annual celebration at Piscataquis Community Elementary School on June 7.

    GUILFORD — The Guilford Rite Aid recently announced the 2013 winners in its annual baby contest, which benefits the Children’s Miracle Network.

    GUILFORD — SAD 4 voters will go to the polls on Tuesday, June 25 to decide whether to approve a $680,000 bond issue that would allow the district to replace high-cost heating oil with lower-cost biomass fuel beginning in December 2013.