GUILFORD — Kids with disabilities in Piscataquis County can experience the freedom and fun of Pine Tree Camp this summer right in their own backyard.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Each month the SeDoMoCha School recognizes “Students in the Spotlight” celebrating pupils from kindergarten to grade 8 and a staff member who teachers and staff have determined best demonstrate a specific positive attribute or characteristic chosen for the timeframe from the Habits of Mind (a set of life skills for educators and parents).

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Earlier this year town officials and residents in and around Piscataquis and Penobscot counties formed a broadband coalition to deal with ongoing poor internet connectivity.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – On June 1 the SeDoMoCha School held an Elementary Community Night.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commission is contributing $10,000 toward a project that will bring 25 miles of bike trails to the Moosehead Lake region.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Two students and two faculty members were presented Horizon Scholarships by Tom Lizotte of the Board of Trustees at Foxcroft Academy on June 6.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dover-Foxcroft voters will have a chance to choose two of five candidates for seats on Regional School Unit 68’s school board during the referendum on Tuesday, June 14.

A county with virtually no treatment centers for opioid addiction had the second worst fatal overdose rate among rural counties last year in Maine.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School DEXTER — Front, from left, Cally Gudroe, Lily Brown, Emma Paige, and Caitlyn Chabot.

BANGOR  – Dirigo Reads, a program that aims to put a book in the hands of every Maine first grader each month during the school year by 2025, is announcing the addition of 36 schools that will participate in the program during the next school year.

Just in time for National Hunger Awareness Month, Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger is launching a 30-day, $100,000 challenge beginning June 1 to raise money for Good Shepherd Food Bank, local community food pantries, and meal sites.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A $12,817,099 RSU 68 budget for the 2022-23 academic year was approved on Tuesday, May 31, during the annual district budget meeting at the SeDoMoCha School.

MONSON — Veterans from the Civil War to the present with ties to Monson are permanently recognized with their names engraved on a brand new monument.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom MEMORIAL DAY IN DOVER-FOXCROFT – Participants in the annual Memorial Day parade in Dover-Foxcroft march from the fire station down East Main Street to the Piscataquis River bridge for a wreath ceremony, which was followed by a presentation at Monument Square.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – RSU 68 extends an invitation to all community members, including students, parents, residents, business leaders, and town selectpersons, to share your thoughts and ideas into the building of our 5-year strategic plan.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Frequent travel to Bangor for class can be a barrier to earning a nursing degree.

MONSON — It’s okay to be nosey, at least when you’re in Monson on Saturday, June 4.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — From June 1-6 Pine Tree Hospice will hold its second bottle drive.