Staff Report     GREENVILLE — Three Community Development Block Grant applications for Greenville businesses were easily approved at a special town meeting on March 4, following public hearings on the ventures.

Staff Report     DEXTER — Roland T.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Nearly 60 percent of students at SeDoMoCha Middle School participate in a music ensemble and all pupils in pre-kindergarten through grade 4 are served by the elementary music program.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — Overcoming adversity was the theme of an assembly for the entire grade 6-12 student body in the Walter “Eddie” Oakes Gymnasium at the Penquis Valley School on the morning of March 5.

TIF expiration could add funds to capital budget and lower taxes By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GUILFORD — This year’s Guilford annual town meeting isn’t expected to generate much controversy or discussion as all elective offices are uncontested and the gross budget is up by just 2.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — With spring only nine days away — on the calendar, at least — snowplowing was still on the minds of the Piscataquis County commissioners last week.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     BROWNVILLE — A week and half prior to the 2015 annual town meeting — scheduled for Monday, March 16 at 7 p.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy’s sophomore class won the “Wonders of the World” snow sculpture competition to cap a dominant Winter Carnival performance that also featured victories in five of the other nine categories: skits, tug-of-war, volleyball, snow baseball/softball and dress-up days.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft is pleased to announce its “Arts on Film” series.

    DEXTER — Dexter Dover Area Towns in Transition (DDATT) will sponsor the two-hour film “Gasland 2” at the Abbott Memorial Library in Dexter on Friday, March 6 at 6 p.

Photo courtesy of Milo Garden Club Terry Bouchard, a member of the Milo Garden Club, decorates for the meeting held Feb.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — As a woodland owner, have you ever given any thought to “what’s next” when you are ready to move, retire or leave your land to family? Do you have a plan for what will happen to your land if you were to experience a major change in your life?     You may want to join the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD), in partnership with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Piscataquis County, as they present a farm and estate Succession Planning Workshop on Saturday, March 7.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mayo Regional Hospital announced that cardiologist Dr.

    EAST SANGERVILLE — It has been four years since the Portland-based Press Gang last played at the East Sangerville Grange Coffee House and they are returning to perform again none too soon.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Wassebec Genealogical Society meets Thursday, March 12 at 6:30 p.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Foxcroft Academy Jazz Band earned the highest rating (1) for its performance at the MMEA District Jazz Festival at the Stearns Auditorium in Millinocket on Feb.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Monson logger pled guilty to four charges of timber theft in Piscataquis County District Court in Dover-Foxcroft last week.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft announces a one-time performance of “In The Blood”, a live docu-exhibit illustrating the life, skills and character of the turn-of-the-century Maine lumbermen and river drivers.