8 years ago Dover-Foxcroft looks to become more age friendly DOVER-FOXCROFT — Earlier this year an application made by the town of Dover-Foxcroft to join the AARP/World Health Organization Network of Age Friendly Communities was approved.
8 years ago $5M-plus D-F budget proposed for 2017-18 On Saturday, April 29 residents will gather in the gymnasium at the Morton Avenue Municipal Building at 9 a.m. to vote on a 10-article warrant at the annual town meeting. Items approved on April 29 will then go to the referendum ballot set for Tuesday, June 13.
8 years ago New police chief to start at the end of April DOVER-FOXCROFT — Ryan Reardon, who grew up in Dexter and has worked in law enforcement since 1994 including for a time as the interim sheriff of Kennebec County, was appointed as the chief of the Dover-Foxcroft Police Department effective as of April 30, by the selectmen during a March 27 meeting.
8 years ago SAD 4 and 46 coming together to pursue comprehensive high school GUILFORD — The first formal step toward pursuing an integrated, consolidated grade 9-16 educational facility shared by SAD 4 and SAD 46 of the Dexter-area was taken by the SAD 4 school board as the directors authorized Superintendent Ann Kirkpatrick to work with SAD 46 officials — who approved the application during a school board meeting earlier in the month — on the initial project application, during a March 21 meeting at Piscataquis Community Secondary School.
8 years ago School hopes to ‘smash the stigma’ pertaining to mental illness DEXTER — Having lost a member of the school community last year to suicide, students involved in the Seeds of Peace program at Dexter Regional High School wanted to do something to break the stigma related to mental health issues.
8 years ago Swimmers now have the time; Campaign funds scoreboard system for PRYMCA pool DOVER-FOXCROFT — High school and youth swimmers competing at the Piscataquis Regional YMCA will now be able to instantly see their times upon finishing.
8 years ago County willing to work with Brownville on law enforcement moving forward DOVER-FOXCROFT — The morning after Brownville residents voted to defund the community’s police department after the end of March — at town meeting citizens amended the proposed $167,620 budget line item to $35,767 or the estimated cost for the first three months of the year — county officials discussed the future of law enforcement services in eastern Piscataquis County during a March 21 commissioners’ meeting.
8 years ago Brownville residents vote to defund police department BROWNVILLE — Residents decided to stop funding the town’s police department during the annual town meeting on March 20.
8 years ago D-F budget hearing set for March 29 DOVER-FOXCROFT — With the budget advisory committee having begun its work on the 2017-18 spending plan, a public hearing on the proposed budget was scheduled for the end of the month by the selectmen during a March 13 meeting.
8 years ago Brownville officials may weigh police options post-town meeting BROWNVILLE, Maine — With changes taking place at the top of the police department last month — after the resignation of Nicholas Clukey Sgt.