DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County officials are hoping new technology will help emergency responders communicate better while saving thousands of dollars a month.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Students will have more hands-on activities to choose from thanks to a $150,000 grant to boost an after-school program in Dover-Foxcroft.

Photo courtesy of Teresa Brzustowicz and Nichole Webber AUTHOR VISIT — Students and staff at Dexter Regional High School got a visit from author Paul Doiron on Dec 1.

The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation is celebrating its 25-year anniversary and awarding grants totaling over $200,000 to New England organizations that are helping to make their communities vibrant and strong.

Photo courtesy of Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church, United Church of Christ QUARTER SALE FOR PAWS — On Sunday, Dec.

On Monday, Dec.

The Piscataquis County Soil & Water Conservation District is excited to announce they are entering into a three-year contract with the Maine Chapter of The Nature Conservancy that focuses on implementation of stream restoration and aquatic organism passage projects.

An independent auditor called out elected officials of a tiny Maine municipality for violating the public trust by not following proper procedures for handling taxpayer money.

Grade 8, high honors – habits of work: Vera Alexander, Ethan Campbell, Mellesse Grant, Tristan Hopkins-Watrous, Pace Jarrett, Grace Jiang, Madison LaGross, Bodhi Langlais, Jonathan Rock, and Ian Saunders; honors – habits of work: Gavin Bavelaar, Ella-marie Buschmann, Makenzie Curtis, Landen Gustin, and Baylee Packard; high honors – academic: Vera Alexander, Mellesse Grant, Grace Jiang, Ian Saunders; honors – academic: Landan Adams, Jaclyn Addington, Gavin Bavelaar, and Lauren Thompson.

Observer photo/Keri Foster FIND THE SHOP LOCAL TREE WINNER — Bill Cleaves of Sangerville is the grand prize winner of the Piscataquis Observer’s annual Find the Shop Local Tree contest.

By David Marino Jr.

VASSALBORO — On Friday, Dec.

BEAVER COVE, Maine — A company with a permit to build two single-family houses in Beaver Cove will have to pay a $6,150 fine and restore vegetation, leaving the Maine’s Land Use Planning Commission members to wonder how to better thwart violations such as these.

Grade 8, high honors: Lili Bisson, Thomas Day, Corey Goodwin, Jenna Hartford, Samantha Kinney, and Madison Sands; honors: Zaid Abed Elnoor, Prudence Bridge, Kameryn Coelho, Teagan Conrad, Alli Cook, Marion Deitz, Sabrina Douglass, Payson Hall, Joseph Knapp, Hailey Nutter, David Richards, Garrett Rogers, Aiden Sickler, Joshua Sinclair, Julia Smith, Kristin Thomas, and Maddox Weidman.

PORTLAND — The Maine Connectivity Authority has launched a critical public education campaign called Correct the Dots, a call to action for individuals to check their addresses on new federal internet maps and to file a challenge if the information is incorrect.

WASHINGTON, D.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — For the first time in nearly four decades, a person other than Joe Guyotte will serve as Dover-Foxcroft fire chief.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School STUDENTS OF THE MONTH — Dexter Regional High School is pleased to announce the November Students of the Month as selected by the faculty and staff for being exemplary students.