By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GREENVILLE — Keegan Cannell didn’t finish first in Saturday’s American Legion Oratorical Contest held at Thomas College in Waterville.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — The Dexter Regional Development Corporation voted to close Fossa’s General Store last week, but hopes to find someone to either lease or buy the building.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — For the last month students and families at the SeDoMoCha School had the opportunity to read Roald Dahl’s novel “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” at home together as part of the fifth annual One Book, One School — copies were provided by the school.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School The Dexter Regional High School faculty would like to announce the November Students of the Month as selected by the faculty for being all around outstanding students and members of the school community.

    WORCESTER, Mass — Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has announced that Rachel Cody of Dover Foxcroft, a junior majoring in chemical engineering, was named to the university’s dean’s list for academic excellence for the fall 2014 semester.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School The Dexter Regional High School faculty would like to announce the December Students of the Month selected by the faculty for being all around outstanding students and members of the school community.

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    DOVER-FOXCROFT — “It’s All About You!” will be held on Saturday, Feb.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre and the Slightly Off Center Players present “Spooky Love: A Night Of One Act Plays.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Thompson Free Library is recognizing American Heart Month by holding a  brown bag lunch workshop on Feb.

    GREENVILLE — A meeting of Greenville residents interested in learning more about the Piscataquis Thriving in Place Collaborative (PTC) will be held on Feb.

    SANGERVILLE — Brian Roth knows his trees.

    Michele Maingot Cabral will celebrate the launch of her book “Walking Away: Waking up from the American Dream” with an event on Friday, Feb.

    DEXTER — The Dexter Dover Area Towns in Transition (DDATT) and Dexter’s Abbott Memorial Library are co-sponsoring a farming documentary on Friday, Feb.

Staff Report     GREENVILLE — Like all other towns in the Penquis region, the Greenville public works department has been busy with a rash of snowstorms since the beginning of the month.

    Carol Blethen of Dover-Foxcroft has been awarded a Program for Continuing Education Grant from the P.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre and Slightly Off-Center Players will be holding auditions this weekend for a children’s production of “The Jungle Book” being presented in April and directed by Bobby Keniston.

Bids accepted for four cruisers and a new generator By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners approved the hiring of Kayla Goodine as a full-time corrections officer during last week’s meeting and also accepted bids for four patrol cruisers and a new generator for the jail.