9 years ago Pine Tree Hospice offers free one-day dementia care training DOVER-FOXCROFT — As part of Pine Tree Hospice’s Caring for the Caregiver series, Peter Baker, LMSW, manager of Helpline Services for the Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter, will present a one-day training titled “Caring for the Person with Dementia”.
9 years ago It’s time to bring education into the 21st century By Alan Shusterman A record number of high school students are celebrating their hard-earned diplomas this year.
9 years ago Better drug education To the Editor: As I read the local paper recently I looked at the Grand Jury session report for July 10th.
9 years ago GPS (Great Personal Support) To the Editor: I believe it was about 10 years ago, that I got a gift from my son, Joe, at Christmas time that was one of those gifts that we have all received from time to time that has us mentally scratching our heads trying to figure out what it is and why do I need it.
9 years ago Ranked Choice Voting returns power to the voter To the editor: The time has come to replace our current, plurality voting system with ranked choice voting because we need more power for voters, more civility between the candidates and more accountability on the issues.
9 years ago PCSWCD awards Willcott Outstanding Conservation Educator of the Year SANGERVILLE — Each year, the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) honors an educator working in the county with its Outstanding Conservation Educator of the Year award for that educator’s dedication to fostering students’ learning and understanding of natural resource ecology, conservation biology and related curriculum.
9 years ago Volunteers make low-cost insulating home window inserts DOVER-FOXCROFT — Local WindowDressers volunteers in the Dover-Foxcroft are making appointments now to measure windows for cost-saving insulating window inserts.
9 years ago Library offers ‘Let’s Talk About It’ book group DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Thompson Free Library has been selected by the Maine Humanities Council to offer “Let’s Talk About It”, a free reading and discussion group with copies of books available through the library.