HONOREDObserver photo/Mike Lange The SAD 46 Board of Directors honored Barbara Wakefield at their March 5 meeting in recognition of her 13 years of service representing the town of Ripley on the board.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DEXTER — During periods of tight budgets, school districts are always looking for additional funding sources without imposing a greater burden on taxpayers.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — On Tuesday, March 18 public hearings will be held at the town hall at 6 p.

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    BANGOR — The New England School of Communications has announced the fall 2013 Honors List, and Jeffrey Perry, a resident of Dover-Foxcroft, earned the distinction of being named to the High Honors List.

Staff Report     GREENVILLE — The Greenville Board of Selectmen has a rather light agenda to deal with at their Wednesday, March 5 meeting.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) will hold an educational workshop on wood duck nesting ecology on Saturday, March 15 from 9 a.

By Scott Mitchell JohnsonStaff Writer     Though not a doctor, Fred Lyford spends a lot of time at the hospital.

Photo courtesy of Brownville Community Church Fifteen members and friends of the Brownville Community Church-UCC gathered in the church’s dining hall for a delicious breakfast and a good deal of fun with the fourth annual ugly sweater contest as some truly eye-opening designs were judged.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The annual Community Project Linus Blanket Day will be held on April 26, at the Penquis Higher Education Center on Mayo Street from 9 a.