By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — During the fall area residents had the opportunity to attend a public hearing with Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Commissioner Mary Mayhew, which gave them the opportunity to express concerns over a diminished agency presence and other challenges facing the area.

  For clearer calls By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer BROWNVILLE — During a Dec.

Runner goes 55 miles on 55th birthday   Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom  THE JOURNEY OF 55 MILES ENDS WITH ONE STEP — Anthony Campbell celebrated his 55th birthday on Dec.

LAGRANGE — Zak Mills probably could have provided any college sports fan all he or she needed to know about the Duke University men’s basketball program long before his excellent adventure with the Blue Devils this month.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Palmyra Walmart and Walmart Foundation have given the Charlotte White Center a Community Grant of $1,000.

Photo courtesy of Dexter Regional High School         Dexter Regional High School is proud to announce that the following pupils have been selected by the faculty and staff as “Students of the Month” for November, from left: grade 9, Aino Rudloff-Eastman; grade 10, Aubrey Godin; grade 11, Colby Burton; and grade 12, Isiah Phillips.

BANGOR — Last week Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) honored its 2015 champions.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) presented on watersheds at the inaugural meeting of the STEM Science Club on Dec.

  About 1,100 Emera Maine customers in eight Piscataquis County towns were without power on Friday afternoon due to a downed power line, officials said.

By Bryan Golden Among other things, the holidays are a time of giving and receiving gifts.