DOVER-FOXCROFT — Do you have some spare time? Are you looking for a way to give back to your community?    Pine Tree Hospice will offer a series of volunteer trainings this spring.

    DEXTER — The Penquis Beekeepers’ next monthly meeting will be on Tuesday, March 11 at 7 p.

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By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Over the ensuing few weeks SeDoMoCha Middle School students will be taking part in a shared reading experience through the One Book, One Adventure program as they read “By A Maine River” by Thomas Mark Szelog and Lee Ann Szelog.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     MILO — Donald Crossman of Milo, who has served eight years on the SAD 41/AOS 43 Board of Directors, has taken out nomination papers for Maine House District 120.

COLD WATER TRAINING  Members of the state police dive teams from Maine and Connecticut recently participated in cold water training at Moosehead Lake.

    SANGERVILLE — After submitting a letter earlier in the month, the Sangerville selectmen formally accepted the resignation of Charles “Chuck” Beane as fire chief during a Feb.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — Hundreds of educators from School Union 60, SAD 4, AOS 94/SAD 46, Foxcroft Academy, RSU 68 and SAD 41 are expected at the second annual MooseTech Regional Technology Conference on Friday, March 14 at Ridge View Community School in Dexter.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Warden Service is investigating a fatal snowmobile crash at the Piscataquis County Fairground.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — The bear baiting initiative that will more than likely be on the November general election ballot in Maine just isn’t about one game animal.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — When a person falls out of the sky toward the ground below in a bungee jump, various factors are taken into account to help provide for a thrill and to make the plunge as safe as possible.

WORKS OF HEART For Heart Month in February, 15 SeDoMoCha Elementary School third-graders had posters they made on display at Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft to help promote heart health.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — The Dexter Town Council faced a dilemma last week after two local men expressed interest in leasing the community’s campground for the upcoming season.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — The first draft of the proposed budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year was presented by Town Manager Jack Clukey during a Feb.

Contributed photo Cub Scout Pack 61 of Sangerville held their Pinewood Derby on Saturday, Feb.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Wesley McNair, Maine’s fourth Poet Laureate and author of  “The Words I Chose: A Memoir of Family and Poetry”, will speak at the next event in the James Brown Lecture Series on Tuesday, March 4 at the Thompson Free Library.

    SANGERVILLE — On Saturday, March 1 at 7 p.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover Low Vision Group will meet at McDonald’s on Route 15 from 10 to 11:30 a.