Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom Every year the Piscataquis Observer publishes children’s letters to Santa Claus, and two young letter writers are drawn to receive a gift bag of assorted toys matching what they asked for.

  Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom Linda Santiago, right, of Sebec was the winner in the Piscataquis Observer’s annual Find the Shop Local Tree Contest.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Several employers are looking for truck drivers with Class B licenses in the Penquis region.

  Observer photo/Mike Lange Santa and Mrs.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — At June’s annual town meeting, residents approved an ordinance concerning a moratorium regarding private distribution corridors which includes paved highways, pipelines and high tension transmission lines.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy sophomore Camille Bozzelli has been selected as this year’s nominee for the 2015 Maine Youth Leadership Seminar, which will be held at the University of Southern Maine campus in Gorham from May 28-31.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Leslie Lizotte LSW, Community Service Specialist from the Eastern Area Agency on Aging, will be holding a Medicare 101 presentation in the Borestone Room at Mayo Regional Hospital on Thursday, Dec.

Photo courtesy of Hibbard Skilled Nursing Center Residents at the Hibbard Skilled Nursing Center in Dover-Foxcroft kicked off the holiday season with their annual Christmas Trim-a-Tree.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Recently the 13th annual Maine Credit Unions’ Ending Hunger Walking Tour made a stop in Dover-Foxcroft, one of three communities in Piscataquis County that the tour visited.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The office of U.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Catherine (Kay) Quirion celebrated her 90th birthday recently at the Hibbard Skilled Nursing Center.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Susan Corbett of Jonesport recalled her efforts to convince lobstermen to report landings and other data to the Department of Marine Resources by computer.

Commissioners will vote on expenditures Dec.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — During Piscataquis County Sheriff John Goggin’s reelection campaign, he noted that he was one of only three sheriffs in the state to oppose creation of the Maine Board of Corrections six years ago.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department will be making an upgrade after the Board of Selectmen gave the department the approval to purchase a 1993 Pierce Arrow 100-foot tower ladder truck from a department near Chicago during a Dec.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — In recognition of being the eldest resident of Dover-Foxcroft, 101-year-old Corinne Noyes was presented with the Boston Post Cane by town officials and the Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society during a ceremony on Dec.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — A discussion of winter maintenance — or lack thereof — on Frenchtown Road sparked a lengthy debate at the Dec.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Twelve musicians from Foxcroft Academy have been selected for the District V Honors Festival, a two-day festival for three ensembles (orchestra, band and chorus) that is composed of the best players from area schools.