DOVER-FOXCROFT —Children from the ages of 3-10 can take part in the Piscataquis Regional YMCA’s annual Pony Trot 1K on Saturday, Aug.

HOMECOMING CELEBRATION Homecoming returns this weekend DOVER-FOXCROFT — This weekend the annual Dover-Foxcroft Shiretown Homecoming and Foxcroft Academy’s 2016 Alumni Weekend together will feature a number of events on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

By Shirley Wright The Atkinson/Sebec bridge plays a part in local history beginning just before 1800.

GUILFORD — The Mid-Maine Duplicate Bridge Club played on July 25 with the following results: first place, Priscilla Higgins of Dover-Foxcroft and Gertrude Wiley of Dexter; second, Ron Lyford of Hartland and Harry Bridge of St.

  DEXTER — The August First Friday movie and discussion sponsored by DDATT and the Abbott Memorial Library will be held at 7 p.

Center Theatre holds anniversary celebrations DOVER-FOXCROFT — The first weekend in August in 2016 marks the 10th anniversary of the Center Theatre’s grand opening and the theatre invites the community to attend several events over the weekend.

GUILFORD — Friends of Community Fitness held its 11th annual Fitness 5K, as part of the Piscataquis River Festival, on the morning of July 30 with the following results (this year entrants ran the course in the opposite direction against traffic); 1.

A $20,000 grant from the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund (MOHF) awarded to the Maine Appalachian Trail Club (MATC) is helping fund critically-needed trail improvements along a popular stretch of the Appalachian Trail.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Four members of the Rowell’s Navigators American Legion baseball team received postseason recognition for their performances this past season.

OLD TOWN — The Foxcroft Youth Track team took part in the fourth USATF-Maine Group D meet of the summer season on July 28 at Old Town High School.