Family Searcherby Nina Brawn     I like to re-evaluate what I am doing with my genealogy every few years.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting free workshops, Essentials of College Planning, for adults 19 and over on Monday, Oct.

    On Saturday, Oct.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Mayo Regional Hospital  is offering free mammograms to women 40 and over in the community during the month of October.

    Masonic Lodge across Maine will open their doors to the public on Saturday, Oct.

By Ted Shina     TOWNSHIP 7, RANGE 9 — The wonderful power of modern hydraulic systems is taken for granted these days.

    BROWNVILLE — After a year’s worth of fundraising efforts, the Brownville Community Church—UCC has donated $3,000 to EMMC’s Heroes, Hope and Healing campaign to support the creation of the Eastern Maine Medical Center Raish Peavey Haskell Children’s Cancer and Treatment Center.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     GUILFORD — For the 12th consecutive year, Valley Grange of Guilford put “Words for Thirds” into the hands of Piscataquis Community Elementary School (PCES) on Dictionary Day.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     MILO — Over the last several months residents and passers-through were likely to have noticed the downtown construction as well as work going on up Park Street at the Eastern Piscataquis Business Park to ready the property for occupancy and future developments.

FOR HELPING PEOPLE TO HEAR MORE CLEARLY Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom Audiologist Chris Clukey of Dover Audiology and Hearing Aid Sales on West Main Street in Dover-Foxcroft was recently presented with a Hearing is Our Concern 2012 Director’s Award, for going above and beyond to help the hearing impaired in the community, during an industry technology convention last month in Minneapolis.