By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer    BROWNVILLE — During the first meeting of the 2014-15 fiscal year on July 16, the board of selectmen set a 2015 tax rate of $18.

Observer photo/Mike Lange    DEXTER EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT — A set of stairs will soon make it easier for fans and players to access the Dexter Regional High School field hockey facilities.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer    MILO — With the recently hired principal resigning to take a position elsewhere, after being the assistant principal for two years, the SAD 41 school board voted to hire Jeremy Bousquet as interim principal of the Penquis Valley School for the 2014-15 academic year, during a meeting on July 14.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer    GREENVILLE — Based on the need for Moosehead Lake region visitors to dispose of their household trash more easily and legally, the Greenville Board of Selectmen approved a non-resident “yellow bag” system last week.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer    MONSON — Anton “Tony” Larson of Dexter recalled his first job after graduating from Monson Academy in 1941.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom    GETTING THEIR FEET WET — Entrants in the Piscataquis Regional YMCA’s fifth annual Tri for the Y Sprint Triathlon run into Sebec Lake to start the competition at the public beach on the morning of July 19.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer    BOWERBANK — County employees in the Peaks House annex won’t have to put up with noisy window-mounted air conditioners in the summer and erratic heat in the wintertime for much longer.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer    ABBOT — A group of residents accepted an invitation by the U.

    CORINNA — Al Tempesta, who serves as code enforcement officer for Dexter and Corinna, has been appointed interim town manager of Corinna following the death of Town Manager Kimberly Godsoe.

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