DOVER-FOXCROFT — Thompson Free Library is recognizing American Heart Month by holding a  brown bag lunch workshop on Feb.

    GREENVILLE — A meeting of Greenville residents interested in learning more about the Piscataquis Thriving in Place Collaborative (PTC) will be held on Feb.

    SANGERVILLE — Brian Roth knows his trees.

    Michele Maingot Cabral will celebrate the launch of her book “Walking Away: Waking up from the American Dream” with an event on Friday, Feb.

    DEXTER — The Dexter Dover Area Towns in Transition (DDATT) and Dexter’s Abbott Memorial Library are co-sponsoring a farming documentary on Friday, Feb.

Staff Report     GREENVILLE — Like all other towns in the Penquis region, the Greenville public works department has been busy with a rash of snowstorms since the beginning of the month.

    Carol Blethen of Dover-Foxcroft has been awarded a Program for Continuing Education Grant from the P.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre and Slightly Off-Center Players will be holding auditions this weekend for a children’s production of “The Jungle Book” being presented in April and directed by Bobby Keniston.

Bids accepted for four cruisers and a new generator By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners approved the hiring of Kayla Goodine as a full-time corrections officer during last week’s meeting and also accepted bids for four patrol cruisers and a new generator for the jail.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Why is the Middle East such a “hot spot” today? Where did all those little countries (Croatia, Slovakia, Lithuania, etc.

    BIDDEFORD — Jacob J.

Staff Report     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Christopher Winstead was selected as the new executive director for the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council at the Feb.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Since the start of the calendar year, RSU 68 officials have begun their work on developing the budget for the 2015-16 academic year.

Staff Report     GUILFORD — Barring any last-minute changes or significant expenditures, Guilford’s municipal budget will probably rise 2.

New owner also plans to manufacture solar lights in building By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — A Dexter Regional High School graduate has bought the former Watering Hole tavern in Dexter and will reopen and rename it as Factory One by spring.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — During the past two decades, major improvements have been made to the Piscataquis County jail, courthouse and county administrative offices.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GREENVILLE — With fresh snow on the trails and temperatures hovering around zero, conditions were nearly perfect for the 9th annual Wilderness Sled Dog Races in Greenville Saturday.

Local collaboration will provide classroom activities     DOVER-FOXCROFT — While it might be difficult to think about gardening and farming in mid-January, a group of volunteers are doing just that as they are preparing a fourth year of the GrowME program.