By Mike LangeStaff Writer     SANGERVILLE — The deadline is looming for a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to take ownership of the closed Abbie Fowler School in Sangerville.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Board of Selectmen approved a mil rate of $17.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GUILFORD — Andrea and Tom Gilbert, the owners of Herring Brothers Meats, weren’t sure how many kids would sign up for the first-ever pig scramble at this year’s Piscataquis River Festival.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — In the ensuing few months passersby will begin to see and hear work being done on the Riverfront Redevelopment Project, at the former home of Moosehead Manufacturing and the Mayo mill, as construction transforms the downtown property into a mixed-used site.

   DOVER-FOXCROFT  —  Ask anyone involved in theater and they will tell you that directing a live performance such as a play or musical is quite rewarding, but also very demanding.

   DOVER-FOXCROFT — Penquis’ Smart Starts for Students program is currently accepting registrations from parents and guardians who need back to school supplies for their children — the registration deadline is Aug.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting free workshops, Essentials of College Planning, for adults 19 and over on Monday, Aug.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Thursday, Aug.

   DOVER-FOXCROFT — Kathleen Harper, D.

Sangerville Public Library Librarian Linda Hall stands next to a display created by Joyce Galgano, friend of the library, for the “Dig Into Reading” summer program.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GUILFORD — Hundreds of fun-lovers are expected to converge on Guilford this Saturday for the Redneck River Festival, which begins with breakfast at the United Methodist Church from 7-9 a.

   DEXTER — Jennifer Sanchez of Dexter has become an independent consultant with Tastefully Simple Inc.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — In the summer of 1988 the Piscataquis Regional YMCA opened its doors on Park Street.

   GREENVILLE — The four-part Eat Well nutrition workshop through University of Maine Cooperative Extension starts Friday, Aug.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Public Health Council will be holding a supermarket tour to show area families how to make healthy choices at the store on a limited budget.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — While it may not show on the outside, there has been a lot happening on the inside of Central Hall over the past year and much evolution and development of the vision for the future of The Commons at Central Hall — a  proposed senior and multigenerational community center.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — When retired schoolteachers Bob and Carla Bragan opened The Store ‘N More in May 2011, there weren’t many places for teens to hang out with their friends in a safe environment.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Four scythe, rake and pitchfork enthusiasts gathered on Jericho Bicknell’s and Jean Paul Calderone’s small hayfield in Dover-Foxcroft last Saturday and Sunday (July 13-14) to experiment with making hay by hand, from start to finish.