In the Options story printed in last week’s Piscataquis Observer, the program director should have been identified as Kathryn Thompson.

    The Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the first Piscataquis Chamber Cash Mob of 2013 and wants you to be part of it.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Medical providers who are members of the National Guard or reserve members of the Armed Forces have a supportive environment at Mayo Regional Hospital.

    DEXTER — Back pain is the 10th largest medical expense in the U.

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — As part of its ongoing work to bring fast, reliable Internet to Piscataquis County, the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council (PCEDC) helped Darn Good Yarn source faster Internet.

    SEBEC — Darn Good Yarn has been named the grand prize winner of the first ever, nationwide FedEx Small Business Grant Competition and will receive a $25,000 grant to invest in and further grow its business.

On the evening of Friday, Jan.

By Bill PearsonStaff Writer     GUILFORD — So far 26 Piscataquis Community Secondary School seventh- and eighth-graders have signed up for a class trip to tour the birthplace of the American Revolution — Boston, Mass.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer     DOVER-FOXCROFT — Eighth-graders at SeDoMoCha Middle School recently had the opportunity to apply lessons learned in the classroom to a hands-on exercise, using knowledge gained for a Barbie doll bungee jump.

By Bill PearsonStaff Writer     ABBOT — The board of selectmen considered reducing the transfer station’s hours of operation on Jan.