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ELLSWORTH — The Piscataquis County Committee of the Maine Community Foundation recently awarded $55,634 in grants to nine nonprofits, including the Piscataquis Regional YMCA to expand its child care program to Greenville.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Over the past several years exciting things have been happening in the region to build sustainable agriculture opportunities for farmers, and for the local community to enjoy the benefits of delicious, nutritious local foods.

Observer photo/Stuart HedstromSTUFFING YOURSELF IS ENCOURAGED — Eight entrants tried to scarf down as many hot dogs as possible during an eating contest on Aug.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DEXTER — The mill rate will remain the same for the 2016-17 tax year as the town council approved a rate not to exceed $18.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — At the June annual town meeting residents approved both the establishment of a citizen commission for the purpose of revising the municipal charter as well as electing candidates to fill six of the commission seats and serve, along with the appointed positions, through June 30, 2007.

Photo courtesy of Rowell’s GarageTO AND FROM SCHOOL — Transporting students in RSU 68 and Foxcroft Academy during the upcoming school year will be bus drivers with Rowell’s Garage (for Dover-Foxcroft, Monson and Sebec) and Weymouth’s, Inc.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — USDA Rural Development State Director Virginia Manuel has announced that four Maine organizations in northern Maine have been selected to receive grants — together totaling nearly $213,000 — that will benefit people living in rural communities in a variety of ways.

By Dawn GagnonBDN Staff LAGRANGE — Five people from the Dover-Foxcroft area were taken to a Bangor hospital Saturday afternoon for treatment of injuries they suffered when the van they were riding in went off the roadway and landed in a pond, according to the Maine State Police.

Businesses across the Maine woods have taken advantage of a matching grant program from the Maine Woods Tourism Training Initiative to help secure expert assistance to improve their business.