DEXTER — The Penquis Beekeepers’ monthly meeting will be held Tuesday, April 9 at the VFW on Cedar Street at 7 p.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Heritage Hot Air Balloon Festival now has a limited supply of tickets for hot air balloon rides available.

By Fern MorrisonFoxcroft Academy sophomore     DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Sunday, March 24, the town of Dover-Foxcroft held its 17th annual Maple Sunday Breakfast.

    SANGERVILLE — The East Sangerville Grange will be welcoming David Dodson to their stage on Saturday, April 6 at 7 p.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting free workshops, Essentials of College Planning, for adults 19 and over on Monday, April 29 at the Piscataquis Valley Adult Education Cooperative, 48 Morton Avenue, at 9 a.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Penquis Mental Health Association is one of four community projects across the state that will receive funding earmarked to impact rural Maine despite a time of significant budget uncertainty, USDA Rural Development State Director Virginia Manuel announced.

The Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Club’s annual Piscataquis River Race, from Guilford to Dover-Foxcroft, starts at 11 a.

By Bill PearsonStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — The county commissioner tabled taking action on the de-organization procedure plan for the town of Atkinson.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — On Saturday, June 15 boaters will put their crafts into the Sebec River for the journey from in-town Sebec to downtown Milo for the Three Rivers Kiwanis of Milo/Brownville’s annual Sebec River Canoe & Kayak Race.

By Bill PearsonStaff Writer     SANGERVILLE — Residents voted overwhelmingly to reject a local businessman’s offer to purchase the ill-fated Abbie Fowler building for a $1 during the March 30 annual town meeting.

By Bill PearsonStaff Writer     GUILFORD — The kids who graduated from Piscataquis Community High School nearly 50 years ago want to commemorate their golden anniversary by awarding two scholarships this spring to the Class of 2013.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — A few days before the NCAA set its Final Four for the Div.

By Bill PearsonStaff Writer     GUILFORD — SAD 4 and the University of Maine have teamed up to provide Piscataquis Community elementary and secondary students a trained peer to help them deal with challenging school and family-life issues.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — After it was first presented to the SAD 41 school board two weeks prior, the public had the opportunity to attend a hearing detailing the current stages of a proposed realignment plan involving different grade levels and existing and new programs during a meeting on March 27 in the Penquis Valley School cafeteria.

Contributed photoFISH & GAME DONATION — Jim Nicholas of the Dexter Fish & Game Association presents a $200 donation to Dexter Community Farm Project Coordinator Judy Wilbur Craig, which will go toward the project and Fossa’s General Store.

    DEXTER — Tri-County Technical Center held its induction ceremony for students becoming members of the National Technical Honor Society on March 21.

Photo courtesy of SeDoMoCha School Nurse Emily PolandDENTAL HEALTH MONTH POSTER WINNERS — In February the School Oral Health Program of the Maine CDC and the Maine Dental Hygienists’ Association sponsored a poster contest for National Children’s Dental Health Month.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer     BROWNVILLE — Students at the Brownville Elementary School and the Marion C.