8 years ago GFWC/Miosac Club places pinwheels for Prevent Child Abuse America Month Members of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC)/Miosac Club placed about 120 symbolic pinwheels at the entrance to the Dover-Foxcroft United Methodist Church on April 12 in observance of Prevent Child Abuse America Month, part of the GFWC Signature Project of Domestic Violence Awareness
8 years ago Draft RSU 68 budget has local assessment up 2.95 percent With the finance committee having finished its work, a draft budget for the 2017-18 academic year was brought forward from the group to the full school board during an April 4 meeting. The directors are scheduled to vote on the spending plan during the May meeting
8 years ago Mayo Regional Hospital signs interim agreement with EMHS Mayo Regional Hospital has signed an interim agreement with Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems (EMHS). This non-binding agreement follows a substantial amount of work completed since August when Mayo Regional Hospital submitted a letter of intent with the Brewer-based health system.
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 Taylor spells at the state bee Photo courtesy of Kate Taylor SPELLING WITH THE BEST OF THEM — SeDoMoCha Middle School sixth-grader Adam Taylor stands at the microphone during the 2017 Maine State Spelling Bee on March 25 at the University of Southern Maine in Portland.
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 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 Wilderness walk benefits veterans and families Wilderness walk benefits veterans and families | DOVER-FOXCROFT — In July a contingent will be traveling nearly 120 miles over 10 days from downtown Monson to the summit of Mount Katahdin in the fourth annual Wilderness Walk for Warriors along the Appalachian Trail.
8 years ago Work continues on 2017-18 RSU 68 budget DOVER-FOXCROFT — After several meetings of the finance committee, RSU 68 officials continue their work creating a 2017-18 budget to bring forward to residents of Charleston, Dover-Foxcroft, Monson and Sebec in the late May.
8 years ago Spruce Run-Womancare Alliance says ‘it’s time to talk’ about teen dating violence DOVER-FOXCROFT — Following the observance of Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month in February, the Spruce Run-Womancare Alliance — a community-based organization working to end domestic violence in Piscataquis and Penobscot counties — is working to keep the conversation going.
8 years ago Maine Whoopie Pie Festival honored BANGOR — The Greater Bangor Convention & Visitors Bureau (GBCVB) and presenting sponsor Hollywood Casino Hotel & Raceway has announced the winners of the 2017 Tourism and Hospitality Eagle Awards.
8 years ago Preliminary 2018 net budget up by 2.56 percent DOVER-FOXCROFT — With the budget advisory committee starting its work at the beginning of March, the selectmen now all have copies of the proposed 2017-18 spending plan.
8 years ago Browns Mill fire extinguished by broken water main 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.
8 years ago Construction starts on Mayo Regional Hospital oncology project DOVER-FOXCROFT — Two years after receiving a $250,000 memorial gift from a local family to help relocate and expand the oncology services at Mayo Regional Hospital, construction has begun on the new unit.
8 years ago SeDoMoCha Elementary families ‘just keep reading’ together with One Book, One School DOVER-FOXCROFT — Since mid-January students and families at the SeDoMoCha Elementary School had the opportunity to read the junior novelization of the animated film “Finding Dory” at home together for the seventh annual One Book, One School initiative — copies of the book were provided by the school.
8 years ago Work continues on 2017-18 RSU 68 budget DOVER-FOXCROFT — With the initial meeting of the finance committee in the books, district officials are in the midst of their work to develop a 2017-18 academic year budget to bring forward to the voters of Charleston, Dover-Foxcroft, Monson and Sebec in the spring.
8 years ago Students’ wave may have ripple effect for Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month DOVER-FOXCROFT — Statistics cited by the Spruce Run-Womancare Alliance — a community-based organization working to end domestic violence in Piscataquis and Penobscot counties — indicate that one in three teens will experience dating violence.
8 years ago Little helping hands hope to give back in a big way DOVER-FOXCROFT — What do you do when two young ladies approach you with an idea to benefit the community? You listen carefully.