PORTLAND — History was made on Friday, June 9, as the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival, Wicked Whoopies, and the Portland Sea Dogs set a new Guinness World Record — which is now awaiting official certification.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A surprise 80th party was held for Ralph “Eddie” Lewis of Dover-Foxcroft on Saturday afternoon, June 10 in the dining hall at the Piscataquis Valley Fairgrounds.

The Maine Community Foundation has named Rebecca Yturregui as vice president, donor engagement.

Anna Shaw Buck Prize for Excellence in Written Spanish: Aaden Lane C.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The town of Dover-Foxcroft and the steering committee for re-evaluating the next steps for the Mayo mill dam are inviting community members and interested parties to learn more about this initiative at a public forum scheduled for Tuesday, June 27 at the Central Hall Commons on East Main Street.

JMG, a leading organization in Maine committed to empowering Maine students, is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a $10,000 State Farm Good Neighbor Citizenship Company Grant.

Observer photo/Jeannette Hughes TORCH RUN — Officers from Dover-Foxcroft Police Department, Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office, Milo Police Department, Maine Warden Service, Maine State Police, and some younger runners all took turns carrying the torch 8-plus miles from Guilford to Dover-Foxcroft in a Special Olympics Torch Run on June 8.

GUILFORD — Local educators Olivia Dow and Jessica Buckingham will join Pine Tree Camp staff this summer when Pine Tree Society brings “Camp on the Road” to Guilford.

By Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News Staff A new study concluded Maine’s court system needs nine additional judges and 40 more clerks to efficiently deliver justice to Mainers.

“Behind the rock walls in Sebec we have been working on an amazing project,” says Joi Stevens of Rockwall Doodles.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County has never had a logo of its own, instead various emblems and icons have been used over the years.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Eastern Maine Community College and Northern Light Mayo Hospital recently recognized five individuals who successfully completed their coursework to become nurses.

Credit unions across the state are coming together to support the fourth annual $100,000 Ending Hunger Challenge.

By Valerie Royzman, Staff Writer Piscataquis County’s only theater will expand its drama camp offerings this summer to reach more children in an area with limited resources.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The 20 voters attending the annual RSU 68 district budget meeting on May 30 at the SeDoMoCha School approved a proposed 2023-24 budget totaling $13,383,764.

By Valerie Royzman, Staff Writer Maine’s beloved Whoopie Pie Festival, which draws thousands to Dover-Foxcroft each summer, will return June 24 — this year with VIP entrance and parking passes to get attendees to the sweet treats faster.

Photo courtesy of SeDoMoCha School STUDENTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT — The last Student in the Spotlight recognition ceremony of 2022-23 at the SeDoMoCha School in Dover-Foxcroft was held on May 26.