Photo courtesy of Tom Gerrish/Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis THIRST PROJECT DONATION — The Women’s Fellowship of the Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church recently presented a $300 contribution to the Foxcroft Academy Key Club for the Division 2 Key Club Thirst Project.

DEXTER — On Friday, March 3 Dexter Dover Area Towns in Transition (DDATT) hosts its monthly First Friday community discussion at the Abbott Memorial Library.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom FIRE IN THE BROWNS MILL BOILER ROOM — A fire at the Browns Mill on the Vaughn Road in Dover-Foxcroft was quickly extinguished by a broken water main shortly after 9 a.

BUCKSPORT — The Foxcroft Academy wrestling team finished in fifth place, out of a field of 28 schools, at the 2017 Class B state championship on Feb.

Among the recent births recorded at Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft were: ARY — A son, Johnny Tell Ary, born on February 13, 2017, to Barbara Jean Ary (Robertson) and Raymond Daniel Ary of Dover-Foxcroft; joining big brother Hunter Payeur.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Spruce Run-Womancare Alliance will hold a community conversation about teen dating violence and abuse — called “Time to Talk” — on Thursday, March 2 from 5:30 to 6:30 pm at the 8 Mechanic Street office.

Recurring Events Mondays DOVER-FOXCROFT: Senior Network meets at 10:30 a.

Recently Ben Shapiro, a conservative political commentator, was giving a talk at Ferris State University in Michigan when a questioner stood up in an attempt to undercut Shapiro’s authority to speak on the issues he was there to talk about.

To the Editor; We should all hate Government? Last week we were treated to an opinion piece from a fellow who claims to represent a “Free Market Think Tank” entitled “Time to apply the enemies test to government”.

As the oldest and most rural state in the nation, older Mainers and their families should be concerned with proposals taking shape in Washington to fundamentally change Medicare as we know it.