DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mark your calendar and plan to join us on Monday, March 18 at the Spaulding Room at Pat’s Pizza for the quarterly meeting of the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council (PCEDC) when we are joined by Ed Cervone, president and CEO of the Maine Development Foundation.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mark your calendars for the first annual Piscataquis Heritage Hot Air Balloon Festival.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Elton John Tribute band Yellow Brick Road headlines the Center Theatre’s digital projector fundraiser, performing Saturday, March 23 at 7 p.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA recently started the latest session with a number of new classes and programs for the community.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Last week a pair of events at the SeDoMoCha School promoted reading and wellness respectively through several fun after-school activities.

By Bill PearsonStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — The county commissioners want to extend their contract with Moosehead Rubbish of Greenville to provide services for the Lily Bay transfer station until 2018.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — With the first draft of the 2013-14 municipal budget, which was presented to the Board of Selectmen late last month, remaining flat at the town level the Budget Advisory Committee has begun its work in preparing the spending plan for the annual town meeting on the last Saturday of April.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — With the biennial budget of Gov.

    WATERVILLE — Christopher B.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The snow day book sale at the Thompson Free Library runs Friday, March 8, from noon to 5 p.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy English teacher Mia Morrison and science teacher Julie Willcott have each been accepted to the prestigious Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE) Program.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Chapter of Newborns In Need will hold an informational meeting Wednesday, March 13 at the Dover-Foxcroft  United Methodist Church at 2 p.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Creative costumes, a classic storyline and recognizable songs converge in Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland, Jr.

By Bill PearsonStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — A Greenville man questioned the procedure used for first nominating a county representative to the new Land Use Planning Commission then rescinding it in favor of another applicant.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — In recognition of its commitment to employees who are members of the National Guard or are reserve members of the Armed Forces, Mayo Regional Hospital was presented with the Patriot Award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) — a Department of Defense agency — during a surprise ceremony on the morning of Feb.

By Stuart Hedstrom Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — The first draft of the proposed budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year was presented by Town Manager Jack Clukey during a Feb.

By Ginger Hutchins     DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Penobscot and Piscataquis domestic abuse prevention resource centers are happy to announce our first joint volunteer training.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Even though the snow keeps falling, we are starting to see and hear the signs of springtime.