Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft announces the following births:    HARTIN — A daughter, Aria Belle Hartin, born to Brittany Tweedie of LaGrange and James Hartin Jr.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     MILO — The Piscataquis County government offices and sheriff’s department will have two new computer servers soon, thanks to action taken at last week’s County Commissioners’ meeting.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer   GUILFORD — Hot dogs, hayrides and reminiscing were all part of the Guilford Historical Society’s 30th anniversary last weekend, while Community Fitness observed its 10th birthday with an open house and live music by the classic rock band Palpitations.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     GUILFORD — On mid-day Sunday, Oct.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     SANGERVILLE — The town of Sangerville made history last week by becoming the first Maine community to enact a rights-based ordinance (RBO) aimed squarely at the proposed east-west highway.

ARRIVING TO THE GAME IN STYLE Observer photos/Stuart Hedstrom The Penquis Valley High School boys, above, and girls soccer teams traveled from campus to Harris Field on Elm Street via parade floats before the two squad’s games against Dexter Regional High School on Sept.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Residents of Atkinson have voted three times during the past 16 years on whether to deorganize the town, dissolve its local government and become an unorganized territory.

Public hearing on town budget Oct.

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Family Searcher by Nina Brawn     A statistic I read lately indicated that there are seven times more Irish-Americans than there are Irish in Ireland.