DEXTER PIRATES Dexter Regional High School will present Gilbert and Sullivan’s musical “The Pirates of Penzance“ on March 20-21 at 7 p.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Photo courtesy of Hibbard Skilled Nursing Center Ada Rockwell, a resident of the Hibbard Skilled Nursing Center in Dover-Foxcroft, celebrated her 103rd birthday on March 6.

    WORCESTER, Mass.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Wassebec Genealogical Society will meet Thursday, March 13 at 6:30 p.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Leslie Lizotte LSW, community service specialist from the Eastern Area Agency on Aging, will be holding a Medicare 101 presentation in the Borestone Room at Mayo Regional Hospital on Thursday, March 20 at 6 p.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — GFWC/Miosac Club met at Thayer Parkway March 18 with 16 members present.

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH Dexter Regional High School is proud to announce that the following students have been selected by the faculty as Students of the Month for January.

    GARLAND — The State Medical Examiner’s Office says a Dover-Foxcroft man found dead in a Garland home March 5 died from natural causes.

Staff Report     GREENVILLE — The Greenville Board of Selectmen have reemphasized their position not to sell the vacant building in the industrial park, formerly occupied by Pepin Associates.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Resilience Building Network (MRBN) is pleased to offer a local ACEs Summit on Friday, March 21 from 8 a.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA will be hosting a free senior luncheon on March 21 at 11:15 a.

Staff Report    ATHENS — Alternative Organizational Structure 94, based in Dexter, now has a new member community.

Staff Report     WALDOBORO — Former Dexter Town Manager Linda-Jean Briggs has been hired as town manager of Waldoboro, effective Monday, March 10.

    MILO — Trevor Lyford, the son of John and Marilyn Lyford of LaGrange, has been selected as the Maine Principal’s Award winner for Penquis Valley High School.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — For the last several months Dover-Foxcroft officials have been examining the possible implementation of impact fees and contract rezoning.

CONGRATS ON 175 YEARS Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Denise Buzzelli recently visited the Piscataquis Observer office in Dover-Foxcroft where the newspaper staff was presented with a plaque and certificate in recognition of the Piscataquis Observer’s over 175 years of commitment to the area’s communities.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Earlier in the school year SeDoMoCha Middle School students in grades 5-8 took the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) tests, with teachers and administrators incorporating a theme centered around ninjas — “Be a NECAP Ninja Star” — to help engage the pupils.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GUILFORD — A 24-article warrant is up for approval at Guilford’s annual town meeting on Monday, March 17 and Town Manager Tom Goulette said that he anticipates a slight percent property tax hike if all articles pass as recommended.