DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Retired Educators met at the Bear’s Den July 23, with 11 members and one guest attending.

Author Christina Solak-Goodwin, center, recently spoke in Dover-Foxcroft at NAMI’s (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Family-to-Family recovery class using portions of her book “Battling Bipolar Disorder” to illustrate her experiences.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Club will sponsor a blood drive on Monday Aug.

    MILO — The Penquis Valley Alumni Association will be sponsoring its annual Alumni Reunion on Aug.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — With the first annual Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District Teen Conservation Camp starting in just a few weeks, the Dover-Dexter STEM Hub is pleased to announce a partnership with the district to provide scholarships for youth ages 13-18 to attend the camp.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The latest developments in the diagnosis, treatment, scholastic and legal ramifications of concussions will be discussed at a free, public presentation scheduled for Thursday, Aug.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — A number of students from Piscataquis County were named to the spring Dean’s List at the University of Maine.

    SANGERVILLE — The South Sangerville Grange hosted a very successful bean hole bean supper on July 20 for the Piscataquis Community Secondary School’s Envirothon team.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mayo Regional Hospital will host a Red Cross community blood drive in the Resource Center on Monday, Aug.

   GREENVILLE — On Aug.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — The annual Dexter Fire Department auction gets under way Thursday, Aug.

On July 13 members of the Piscataquis County United Bikers of Maine (UBM) conducted the organization’s fourth annual Cancer Ride, with 39 motorcycles and about 60 participants traveling approximately 170 miles from Dover-Foxcroft to Millinocket and back through Howland.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GREENVILLE — The 3rd annual “Save the Depot” celebration gets under way Saturday, Aug.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     SANGERVILLE — The deadline is looming for a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to take ownership of the closed Abbie Fowler School in Sangerville.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Board of Selectmen approved a mil rate of $17.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GUILFORD — Andrea and Tom Gilbert, the owners of Herring Brothers Meats, weren’t sure how many kids would sign up for the first-ever pig scramble at this year’s Piscataquis River Festival.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — In the ensuing few months passersby will begin to see and hear work being done on the Riverfront Redevelopment Project, at the former home of Moosehead Manufacturing and the Mayo mill, as construction transforms the downtown property into a mixed-used site.

   DOVER-FOXCROFT  —  Ask anyone involved in theater and they will tell you that directing a live performance such as a play or musical is quite rewarding, but also very demanding.