DEXTER — Tri-County Technical Center held the Local Skills Showcase Competition on Jan.

    MILO — On Saturday, Feb.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, and on Tuesday, Feb.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Farmers and others interested in using alternative fuels for transportation and equipment are invited to a program at 7 p.

    DEXTER — On Friday, Feb.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — USDA Rural Development State Director Virginia Manuel has announced that the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council (PCEDC) has been selected to receive a rural business enterprise grant in the amount of $68,250.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Foxcroft Academy senior Sam Keane has been selected for the 2014 MPA Principal’s Award.

    WORCESTER, Mass.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — A group of young people who meet every Tuesday night at the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church meeting room in Dexter are trying to make a difference in the community.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is sponsoring a class on raising rabbits Tuesday, Feb 25 from 6:30-8 p.

    AURORA, N.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — When Abbott Memorial Library in Dexter was built in 1895, energy consumption probably wasn’t much of a consideration during the construction phase.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is allowing Maine communities to make changes to shoreland zoning ordinances, which can enable some town zone statutes to be adjusted to become less restrictive if town officials and citizen so choose.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GUILFORD — The Guilford Planning Board held a second hearing Jan.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     MONSON — After 25 years of service to the town of Monson, including the last eight as town manager, Julie Anderson is resigning.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — For over 36 years Ethel Hersey of Dover-Foxcroft has been giving of her time to volunteer at Mayo Regional Hospital.

    BROWNVILLE JCT — Results from the Maine Highlands Sled Dog Club and town of Brownville KI and Beyond Sled Dog Races on Jan.

    DEXTER — DDATT’s (Dexter Dover Area Towns in Transition) First Friday Discussion on Feb.