By Mike LangeStaff Writer     AUGUSTA — Two opponents of a proposed wind farm that would span an area from Bingham to Kingsbury Plantation are appealing the decision approving the project, and additional comments are being accepted by the Board of Environmental Protection until Monday, Nov.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     MOOSEHEAD JUNCTION TWP — The lights went out but the show went on.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom Dover-Foxcroft Police Officers Warren Ackerman, second from left, and Adam LeProvost, second from right, were each presented with a Commendation for Valor by Town Manager Jack Clukey and Police Chief Dennis Dyer “for acts above and beyond the call of duty” in their response to what turned out to be a house fire on Pine Street shortly after 11 p.

    ORONO — In celebration of the national Upward Bound program’s 50th anniversary, three students from the University of Maine Upward Bound Math Science (UBMS) program were selected to attend the Council for Opportunity in Education’s 33rd annual conference, “Achieving College Success through Vision and Action,” and second annual student poster presentation exhibition in Washington, D.

    Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Regional Wildlife Biologist Doug Kane has seen a good number of birds in his travels , and hunters should be happy with what he’s seen.

Members of the local National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Piscataquis County affiliate, from left Deborah Somers, Beth Ranagan and Joe Ranagan, participated in the NAMI Maine Walk at Lighthouse Circle in South Portland Sept.

Health occupations students from the Tri-County Technical Center (TCTC) in Dexter are making a difference one benefit walk at a time.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     Two familiar faces will square off for the third time in the Maine House District 104 race next month as incumbent Republican Rep.

    AUBURN — The Piscataquis Observer won five awards in the 2014 Maine Press Association Better Newspaper Contest as the organization held its annual fall conference Oct.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer    DEXTER — One of the vacant storefronts in downtown Dexter will soon be filled, thanks to action taken by the town council last week.

Observer photo/Mike Lange    RIDING IN STYLE — Allen Gatchell and Myalynn Curtis enjoy a driver’s view from a Dexter fire engine during Saturday’s open house.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer    CHARLESTON — In recognition of the numerous ways she incorporates technology into her third-grade classroom at SeDoMoCha Elementary in Dover-Foxcroft, teacher Jessica Dunton has been selected as the Maine Technology Educator of the Year by the Association of Computer Technology Educators of Maine (ACTEM).

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom    PUNT, PASS AND KICK STARS — Brothers Skylar and Tanyon Gibbs, 9 and 7 years old respectively, both won their age groups at a National Football League Punt, Pass & Kick sectional competition Oct.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer    DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners handled mostly routine business at their Oct.

By Stuart HedstromStaff Writer    BROWNVILLE — With the annual town meeting, held the third Monday of March, over five months away, the figures comprising the preliminary 2015-16 fiscal year budget are now in the hands of the budget committee following an Oct.

By Stuart Hedstrom  Staff Writer    DOVER-FOXCROFT — When Maine voters head to the polls Nov.

Staff Report    GUILFORD — The Guilford Board of Selectmen had a rather routine agenda for their Oct.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer    A veteran lawmaker will be trying to return to the Maine Senate next month while a newcomer to the political scene is hopeful for an upset victory in the District 4 race.