Do you know where your ancestors lived? Was it on a farm, town, or in a great city? Did they own their home or rent? Did they build the house they lived in or buy it? In short, what is the genealogy of the family homestead? What is its history? Finding the history of a house is really much easier than some people think.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Health Access Foundation (MeHAF) announced that it has awarded $240,000 to five organizations around the state to develop cross-sector collaborative approaches to improve health and health care access in Maine’s rural communities.

Maine’s troubled deer population appears to be on the rebound.

Fake news is neither new, nor is it unique to politics.

To the editor: I agree with the Professor Frary’s article in last week’s Observer “Gun Control Legislation often lacks hard facts”.

The recent rants of fear and even some hysteria coming from the Left over the inevitable Trump presidency has many of my conservative colleagues gloating in the anticipation of at least four years of retaliation.

To the editor: I was glad to see in their announcement of legislative priorities for 2017 that AARP Maine will tackle issues of great concern to older residents: Caregiving, affordable housing, affordable utility rates and the protection of home and community-based services.

ORONO — The Foxcroft Academy boys indoor track and field team finished seventh in a field of eight schools at a Penobscot Valley Conference/Eastern Maine Indoor Track League meet on Jan.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) welcomes Jaime Sandoval Jr.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Area residents will become the second group of Mainers to get a chance at viewing the indie horror film “Quintuplets” on Saturday, Jan.