By David Marino Jr.

Wayside Grange & Theatre is pleased to present Mes Amis at the Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft.

Observer photo/Keri Foster FIND THE WHOOPIE PIE CONTEST WINNER – Barbara Reed of Lake View Plantation, center, is the grand prize winner of the Piscataquis Observer’s annual Find the Whoopie Pie Contest.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Northern Light Mayo Hospital is pleased to welcome Rachel Koransky-Matson, DNP, FNP-C to its provider team.

SAPLING TOWNSHIP — A 40-year-old Portland man drowned Saturday, June 18 in the east outlet of the Kennebec River.

FREEPORT  – Efficiency Maine recognized the top-performing contractors that sell, install, and service high-efficiency lighting, heating and cooling systems, refrigeration equipment, electric vehicles, and other upgrades that are promoted through the quasi-state agency’s programs.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Two days after RSU 68 approved the 2022-23 budget, the school board formally certified the votes and set the town assessments.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School BOOK AWARD RECIPIENT – Emma Alexander has been presented the 2022 Phi Beta Kappa Book Award for Dexter Regional High School.

BROWNVILLE — A holiday train decked out in twinkling lights — and equipped with a boxcar that transforms into a stage for performers — plans to stop in Piscataquis County this winter.

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GREENVILLE — Now that Greenville voters have approved a bond issue, the town will build a new public safety building to combine the fire and police departments, which are both grappling with outdated spaces and building code violations.

GUILFORD — Local districts involved in Maine’s third attempt at a regional high school will need to cover the costs of an engineering study and other planning efforts before they can get millions in state funding to build the project.

DEXTER – With graduation and promotion ceremonies all in the books and students enjoying the late spring with field trips, the 2021-22 academic year is nearing a conclusion in SAD 46 and other districts across Maine.

WINSLOW – Maine Warden Service Sgt.

By Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News Staff The group that represents more than 100 Maine cities and towns will be the new owner of a shuttered trash plant in Hampden.

By Leela Stockley, Bangor Daily News Staff A 5-year-old boy drowned in Ambajejus Lake on the afternoon of June 14.

By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff Former U.