By Mike LangeStaff writer     GUILFORD — Wearing hot pink or lime green T-shirts adorned with an “Arts Alive is a slam dunk” logo, more than 300 students and 100 volunteers participated in the annual celebration at Piscataquis Community Elementary School on June 7.

American Legion Awards: Samara Gould, Miranda ChurchAnna Shaw Buck Prize for Spoken French: Daniel DeckerAnna Shaw Buck Prize for Written French: Cody LevensalorBowman Constructors Scholarship: Michael Lunn C.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Senior Network continues to meet in the Community Room at the Morton Avenue Municipal Building over this summer on a reduced schedule.

    GUILFORD — The Guilford Rite Aid recently announced the 2013 winners in its annual baby contest, which benefits the Children’s Miracle Network.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — For the fourth year, the Piscataquis Regional YMCA will be offering free healthy meals to all children 18 and under in the community.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — The long-anticipated grand opening of Fossa’s General Store is tentatively scheduled for mid-June as work continues on the landmark building in downtown Dexter.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The following cases were heard under the Piscataquis Criminal Docket at the Piscataquis Judicial Center during March, April and May.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — David B.

    GUILFORD — SAD 4 voters will go to the polls on Tuesday, June 25 to decide whether to approve a $680,000 bond issue that would allow the district to replace high-cost heating oil with lower-cost biomass fuel beginning in December 2013.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GREENVILLE – Although moose are one of the major tourist attractions of the Moosehead Lake region, the annual Maine moose permit lottery has never been held in Greenville – until now, that is.

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    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Club will celebrate its 75th anniversary on Saturday, June 15 with a dinner at Foxcroft Academy, said Anniversary Chair Tom Gerrish.

By Mike LangeStaff writer     GREENVILLE — The future of Greenville Steam Company is up in the air once again, as the current owners are removing major components from the plant and putting the facility on the market.

Among the speakers at Foxcroft Academy’s graduation on the afternoon of June 9 was Valedictorian Letong Yang, left, and Salutatorian Yuxin Li.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — With no office of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) in Piscataquis County — one of three counties along with Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties to not have such a facility — residents often have to go to Bangor or Skowhegan to access services, provided they have a way to travel these distances.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — The first half of the School Administrative District 46 annual budget process went smoothly last week as voters easily passed a $12.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — From the early spring through the fall, members of the United Bikers of Maine  (UBM) Piscataquis County — which consists of about 80 total members including several who do not own a motorcycle — head out on the highway to enjoy rides across the region and beyond.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — Thanks to a parcel of land donated by a local farmer and plenty of down-and-dirty volunteer work, senior citizens in the Dexter area will have fresh vegetables free of charge this fall from the Joe Sherburne Senior Community Garden.