DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center (MEOC) will be hosting free workshops, “Essentials of College Planning”, for adults 19 and over at the Penquis Higher Education Center, 50 Mayo Street, on Thursday, April 14 and 28 at 1 p.

 Photo courtesy of PCSWCD On Saturday, March 26 the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) held a very successful and well-attended fruit tree pruning workshop at the Tudor Farm in Dover-Foxcroft.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — RSU 68 Superintendent of Schools Robert Lucy was introduced by GFWC/Miosac Club member Diane Leighton at the March 15 meeting.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Avery Carroll of Sebec, a senior at Foxcroft Academy, has been selected to receive the 2016 Principal’s Award.

 Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School Dexter Regional High School is proud to announce that the following students have been selected by the faculty as “Students of the Month” for February.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer MILO — A day after the 2016 annual town meeting, the selectmen made some adjustments to the municipal office hours and their monthly schedule.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — Over the last several months, the Piscataquis County Commissioners and officials with the sheriff’s department have looked at a pair of sites in Guilford to serve as office space for patrol officers.

  Selectmen mulling possibilities for police station By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — The long-term future of Dover-Foxcroft’s solid waste disposal will be decided on a June 14 referendum article after the selectmen voted to place the item on the ballot during a March 14 meeting.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer GUILFORD — Piscataquis Community Secondary School seventh- and eighth-graders have been quite busy getting projects ready for the annual science fair, which was held on March 16.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Empty nesters Dennis and Chris Aplanalp, who are originally from the west coast, have owned and operated the Freedom House Bed and Breakfast for nearly 13 years.

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By Judy HarrisonBDN Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Piscataquis County jury last week found a York County police chief guilty of one count each of illegal deer baiting and hunting over bait on Oct.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Homeowners, landlords and renters in the Dover-Foxcroft area can now sign up for low cost, energy-saving window inserts from the WindowDressers Community Build program.

 Observer file photo/Stuart Hedstrom Yellow Brick Road … A Tribute to Elton John — with Gerald Brann as Elton John — will perform a free concert as part of the Town of Guilford’s Bicentennial.

GREENVILLE — The Appalachian Mountain Club’s spending on activities such as land conservation, sustainable forestry, construction, trails, programs and salaries in the Moosehead/100-Mile Wilderness region has contributed nearly $16 million to the Piscataquis County economy and $22 million to the Maine economy since its Maine Woods Initiative (MWI) was launched in 2003, according to a new economic impact report.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The YMCA of the USA and the Piscataquis Regional YMCA have launched Zoe for President, a campaign to elect a 1-year-old girl as the nation’s Commander in Chief … in 2064.

By Kacey WeberPCSWCD educational coordinator SANGERVILLE — In Piscataquis County, we have many resources available to us, including plentiful and diverse natural resources.

   Photo courtesy of Walter Boomsma Over 60 sixth-graders at Piscataquis Community Elementary School in Guilford are now certified in CPR after finishing their training with health teacher Sheryl Allen.