Staff Reports    DEXTER — Virginia Buswell Seavey of Dexter celebrated her 100th birthday earlier this year among family and friends.

    DOVER-FOXCRTOFT — Thursday, Oct.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — One of the most common questions about farming that comes into the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Office in Piscataquis County is, “How can I get a grant to help me farm?”     Tom Malloy, outreach coordinator at the University of Maine for Northeast SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) will be coming to the next Maine Highlands Farmers meeting on Thursday, Oct.

WASHING CARS FOR KIDSPhoto courtesy of PRYMCA Karen Clukey from Pleasant Meadows Estates, left, and Tiffany Berry from Hilltop Manor present Patrick Myers with a check for $120 towards kid’s scholarships at the Piscataquis Regional YMCA.

    DEXTER — At the annual meeting of the Carl R.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — As part of Pine Tree Hospice’s Caring for the Caregiver series, Wynona Randall, director of professional development at the Charlotte White Center, will present a five-session dementia care training workshop beginning Tuesday, Oct.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — During National Assisted Living Week — Sept.

    MONSON — The town of Monson welcomes FILM FORWARD, an international touring program that offers film screenings, workshops and discussions with filmmakers.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Pat’s Pizza of Dover-Foxcroft is donating 10 percent of food sales each Monday in the month of September to help heat the homes of “hard working families,” said manager Jason Simpson.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Richard Rubin, author of “The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten War,” will speak at the next event in the James Brown Lecture Series on Thursday, Oct.

    DEXTER — An energy expo will be held at the Dexter town hall on Saturday, Sept.

By Abbie Paige and Elyce WighamRidge View seventh-graders DEXTER — The Ridge View Community School has been awarded a $1,800  Fuel Up To Play 60 Grant for the 2013-14 school year.

Staff Report     GREENVILLE — The Greenville Board of Selectmen have authorized Town Manager John Simko to contact one of the local foresters who is familiar with the town-owned wood lot and see if they would be willing to conduct an evaluation of the property.

    SANGERVILLE — A 20-year-old Harmony man is being held at Piscataquis County Jail on charges that he cut his girlfriend’s clothes off with a switchblade knife.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     MILO — The Piscataquis County government offices and sheriff’s department will have two new computer servers soon, thanks to action taken at last week’s County Commissioners’ meeting.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer   GUILFORD — Hot dogs, hayrides and reminiscing were all part of the Guilford Historical Society’s 30th anniversary last weekend, while Community Fitness observed its 10th birthday with an open house and live music by the classic rock band Palpitations.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     GUILFORD — On mid-day Sunday, Oct.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     SANGERVILLE — The town of Sangerville made history last week by becoming the first Maine community to enact a rights-based ordinance (RBO) aimed squarely at the proposed east-west highway.