By Beth Ranagan Crabtree DEXTER — As of 2010 the estimated number of people in Maine with Alzheimer’s and other dementias was 26,000.

By Kim BrawnThompson Free Library DOVER-FOXCROFT — With topics like Maine Ballot Question 5 to Afghanistan, from natural pain relief to exploring the cosmos, the Thompson Free Library’s October programs will spark discussion, offer practical advice, inform and inspire you.

Duke By Beth Ranagan DEXTER — The positive role of nutrition in bone growth and maintenance is widely known.

Contributed composite photoVETERAN OF THE DAY — U.

  Hope to turn Sangerville into must-see destination SANGERVILLE — Things are not always as they appear.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — A project to clean up a portion of the Browns Mill land along the Piscataquis River could be undertaken in the next few years.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — The SAD 41 school board approved an extension for Penquis Valley School Principal Jeremy Bousquet and the hire of an assistant principal for the grade 6-12 institution during a Sept.

  Referendum will be on Nov.

  Teacher is Outstanding Conservation Educator of the Year By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer GUILFORD — For her work incorporating nature and resource protection into the classroom, Piscataquis Community Elementary School (PCES) sixth-grade teacher Rochelle Titcomb has been named the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District’s (PCSWCD) 2016 Outstanding Conservation Educator of the Year.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Thursday, Oct.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Fourteen GFWC/Miosac Club members gathered at the home of Pat Jones for a preseason meeting.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Aliza Jean Family Cancer Foundation will be hosting the second annual Concert For Childhood Cancer on Sunday, Sept.

9/11 MEMORIAL DAFFODILS Photo courtesy of PCES grade 4 teacher Brenda H.

By Beth Ranagan DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Sept.

  GREENVILLE — A Piscataquis County Democratic Committee reception for candidates Carole Boothroyd (Maine State Senate District 4) and Emily Cain (Maine 2nd District U.

SANGERVILLE — Over 60 local Democrats came together at the East Sangerville Grange on Sept.

GUILFORD — The Mid-Maine Duplicate Bridge Club played on Sept.

GUILFORD — The Guilford Memorial Library trustees and staff with the Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War proudly present the Guilford Bicentennial 1800s Fashion Show.